Maxwell of Pollok
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Maxwell of Pollok is a prominent cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maxwell, traditionally associated with lands around Pollok in Renfrewshire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maxwell of Pollok canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14969496 — 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: Maxwell of Pollok Context triple: [Clan Maxwell, notableFamilyBranch, Maxwell of Pollok]
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A.
John Home Robertson
John Home Robertson is a Scottish Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament and later as a Member of the Scottish Parliament, known for his long-standing representation of East Lothian and his pro-devolution stance.
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B.
George Ramsay
George Ramsay is a Scottish football manager and former player, best known for his pioneering role in developing Aston Villa into one of England’s dominant clubs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
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D.
William Matheson
William Matheson was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Glenmorangie whisky distillery in the Highlands.
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E.
M. H. Baillie Scott
M. H. Baillie Scott was a British architect and designer renowned for his influential domestic architecture and interiors that helped define the Arts and Crafts aesthetic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Maxwell of Pollok Target entity description: Maxwell of Pollok is a prominent cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maxwell, traditionally associated with lands around Pollok in Renfrewshire.
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A.
John Home Robertson
John Home Robertson is a Scottish Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament and later as a Member of the Scottish Parliament, known for his long-standing representation of East Lothian and his pro-devolution stance.
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B.
George Ramsay
George Ramsay is a Scottish football manager and former player, best known for his pioneering role in developing Aston Villa into one of England’s dominant clubs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
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D.
William Matheson
William Matheson was a 19th-century Scottish distiller best known for establishing the Glenmorangie whisky distillery in the Highlands.
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E.
M. H. Baillie Scott
M. H. Baillie Scott was a British architect and designer renowned for his influential domestic architecture and interiors that helped define the Arts and Crafts aesthetic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.