Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland)
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Edward Lloyd was an early 18th-century colonial politician and planter who served as governor of Maryland and was a prominent member of the influential Lloyd family.
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| Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13674242 — 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: Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland) Context triple: [Lloyd family of Maryland, hasMember, Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland)]
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A.
William Claiborne
William Claiborne was a 17th-century English colonist and trader in North America, best known for his role in early Chesapeake Bay settlement and his long-running territorial disputes with the Maryland colony.
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B.
Daniel Carroll
Daniel Carroll was an American Founding Father and Maryland planter who signed both the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
Francis Fauquier
Francis Fauquier was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia and became a prominent figure in the colony’s political and social life.
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D.
Leonard Calvert
Leonard Calvert was the first proprietary governor of Maryland and a key colonial leader who helped establish one of the earliest English settlements in North America.
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E.
Ridgely Whiteman
Ridgely Whiteman was an amateur archaeologist best known for first recognizing and reporting the significance of the Blackwater Draw site, a key location for understanding early Paleoindian (Clovis) culture in North America.
- 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: Edward Lloyd (governor of Maryland) Target entity description: Edward Lloyd was an early 18th-century colonial politician and planter who served as governor of Maryland and was a prominent member of the influential Lloyd family.
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A.
William Claiborne
William Claiborne was a 17th-century English colonist and trader in North America, best known for his role in early Chesapeake Bay settlement and his long-running territorial disputes with the Maryland colony.
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B.
Daniel Carroll
Daniel Carroll was an American Founding Father and Maryland planter who signed both the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
Francis Fauquier
Francis Fauquier was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia and became a prominent figure in the colony’s political and social life.
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D.
Leonard Calvert
Leonard Calvert was the first proprietary governor of Maryland and a key colonial leader who helped establish one of the earliest English settlements in North America.
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E.
Ridgely Whiteman
Ridgely Whiteman was an amateur archaeologist best known for first recognizing and reporting the significance of the Blackwater Draw site, a key location for understanding early Paleoindian (Clovis) culture in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.