Thomas

E264068

human

Thomas is the given name of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, a prominent 18th-century British Whig statesman and prime minister.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Thomas canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2103313 — 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: Thomas
Context triple: [Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, givenName, Thomas]

A. Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
B. Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of Tom Brady, the legendary NFL quarterback widely regarded as one of the greatest players in American football history.
C. Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cranmer, the 16th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure in the English Reformation.
D. Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson, a prominent military leader during the American Civil War.
E. Thomas
Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
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: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is the given name of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, a prominent 18th-century British Whig statesman and prime minister.

A. Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cranmer, the 16th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure in the English Reformation.
B. Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
C. Thomas
Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
D. Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson, a prominent military leader during the American Civil War.
E. Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of Tom Brady, the legendary NFL quarterback widely regarded as one of the greatest players in American football history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	18th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
familyName	Pelham-Holles ⓘ
fieldOfWork	government ⓘ politics ⓘ
givenName	Thomas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
memberOf	Whig Party ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm	George II of Great Britain ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III of Great Britain
nobleFamily	Pelham family ⓘ
nobleRank	Duke ⓘ
nobleTitle	Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
notableFor	leading Whig statesman in 18th-century Britain ⓘ long service in high office under King George II ⓘ role in British politics during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
occupation	politician ⓘ
ordinal	1st ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Whig ⓘ
positionHeld	First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ Lord Chamberlain ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
residence	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Newcastle → givenName → Thomas ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle

Thomas → givenName → Thomas self-linksurface differs ⓘ