Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
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Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and other colonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 6th Baronet Fergusson | 1 |
| Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11805947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet Context triple: [Fergusson College, namedAfter, Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet]
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James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, was an Anglo-Irish peer and landowner who held a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland and belonged to a prominent aristocratic family.
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C.
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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D.
Sir Alexander Montgomery, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alexander Montgomery, 2nd Baronet, was an 18th-century Irish landowner and politician from the prominent Montgomery family, known for serving in the Irish House of Commons.
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E.
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Fife in the 19th century and was part of a prominent aristocratic family later connected to the British royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet Target entity description: Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and other colonies.
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A.
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores
James Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who was elevated to the peerage as Lord Lindores and became a prominent member of the influential Leslie family.
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B.
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, was an Anglo-Irish peer and landowner who held a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland and belonged to a prominent aristocratic family.
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C.
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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D.
Sir Alexander Montgomery, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alexander Montgomery, 2nd Baronet, was an 18th-century Irish landowner and politician from the prominent Montgomery family, known for serving in the Irish House of Commons.
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E.
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife
James Duff, 5th Earl Fife, was a Scottish nobleman and peer who held the earldom of Fife in the 19th century and was part of a prominent aristocratic family later connected to the British royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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baronet ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1832-03-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
building collapse
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earthquake ⓘ |
| child | Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1907-01-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical records of British Empire administration ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oriel College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rugby School NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Fergusson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | 19th-century politics ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Grenadier Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Helen Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baronet of Kilkerran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of Bombay Presidency
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administration of New Zealand ⓘ administration of South Australia ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for Ayrshire
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Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Bombay
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Governor of New Zealand ⓘ Governor of South Australia ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Isabella Elizabeth Twysden
NERFINISHED
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Lady Edith Christian Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Maria Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | 6th Baronet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet Description of subject: Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served as Governor of Bombay and other colonies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
6th Baronet Fergusson