Howard Mollison
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Howard Mollison is a domineering, conservative parish council leader and delicatessen owner in J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy," known for his snobbery and political scheming in the small town of Pagford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard Mollison canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3016812 — 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: Howard Mollison Context triple: [The Casual Vacancy, hasCharacter, Howard Mollison]
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A.
Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison was a Jamaican-born architect and academic best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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B.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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C.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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D.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
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E.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
- 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: Howard Mollison Target entity description: Howard Mollison is a domineering, conservative parish council leader and delicatessen owner in J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy," known for his snobbery and political scheming in the small town of Pagford.
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A.
Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison was a Jamaican-born architect and academic best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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B.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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C.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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D.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
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E.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Casual Vacancy ⓘ |
| businessOwnership | local delicatessen in Pagford ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Barry Fairbrother ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| familyName | Mollison ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Casual Vacancy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Casual Vacancy
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surface form:
The Casual Vacancy (2012)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
political scheming
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snobbery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
delicatessen owner
ⓘ
parish council leader ⓘ |
| opposes | expansion of social housing in Pagford ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
domineering
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manipulative ⓘ snobbish ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| politicalRole | leading member of Pagford Parish Council ⓘ |
| residence | Pagford ⓘ |
| role | local politician ⓘ |
| socialStatus | middle-class ⓘ |
| spouse | Shirley Mollison ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class prejudice
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hypocrisy ⓘ local politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Mollison Description of subject: Howard Mollison is a domineering, conservative parish council leader and delicatessen owner in J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy," known for his snobbery and political scheming in the small town of Pagford.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.