Charles Scott
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Charles Scott was an American Revolutionary War general and the fourth governor of Kentucky, remembered as a prominent early political and military leader in the state’s history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Scott canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2389589 — 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: Charles Scott Context triple: [Scott County, Kentucky, namedFor, Charles Scott]
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A.
Richard Francis-Bruce
Richard Francis-Bruce is an Australian film editor renowned for his work on major Hollywood action and drama films.
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B.
John Lyon
John Lyon was a 16th-century English landowner and philanthropist best known for endowing and founding Harrow School, one of England’s leading public schools.
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C.
Lord Gordon of Haddo
Lord Gordon of Haddo is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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D.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
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E.
Archibald Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton is a name shared by several notable historical figures, including Scottish nobles and politicians active in the 17th to 19th 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: Charles Scott Target entity description: Charles Scott was an American Revolutionary War general and the fourth governor of Kentucky, remembered as a prominent early political and military leader in the state’s history.
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A.
Richard Francis-Bruce
Richard Francis-Bruce is an Australian film editor renowned for his work on major Hollywood action and drama films.
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B.
John Lyon
John Lyon was a 16th-century English landowner and philanthropist best known for endowing and founding Harrow School, one of England’s leading public schools.
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C.
Lord Gordon of Haddo
Lord Gordon of Haddo is a courtesy title historically used by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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D.
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute was a wealthy 19th-century Scottish aristocrat and industrialist best known for transforming Cardiff through extensive architectural patronage and development, including major works on Cardiff Castle.
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E.
Archibald Hamilton
Archibald Hamilton is a name shared by several notable historical figures, including Scottish nobles and politicians active in the 17th to 19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
ⓘ
governor of Kentucky ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1739-00-00 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Goochland County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Canebrake, Woodford County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| commanded | Kentucky militia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1813-10-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Canebrake, Woodford County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the fourth governor of Kentucky
ⓘ
role as an early military leader in Kentucky ⓘ role as an early political leader in Kentucky ⓘ service as a general in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in early Kentucky frontier defense ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| officeNumber | 4th Governor of Kentucky ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Brandywine
ⓘ
Battle of Germantown ⓘ Battle of Monmouth ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Kentucky
ⓘ
member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ officer in the Continental Army ⓘ sheriff of Woodford County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| precededBy | Christopher Greenup ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Woodford County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
Lord Dunmore’s War ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Dunmore's War
Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| spouse | Judith Cary Scott ⓘ |
| stateRepresented |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Isaac Shelby ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1812-08-31 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1808-09-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Scott Description of subject: Charles Scott was an American Revolutionary War general and the fourth governor of Kentucky, remembered as a prominent early political and military leader in the state’s history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.