Captain James Stirling
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Captain James Stirling was a British naval officer and colonial administrator best known for founding the Swan River Colony and serving as the inaugural governor of Western Australia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral Sir James Stirling | 1 |
| Captain James Stirling canonical | 1 |
| James Stirling, first Governor of Western Australia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4071970 — 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.
Target entity: Captain James Stirling Context triple: [Governor of Western Australia, firstHolder, Captain James Stirling]
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Sir Andrew Clarke
Sir Andrew Clarke was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and soldier best known for his influential role in shaping British policy and governance in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Malay Peninsula.
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Governor Arthur Phillip
Governor Arthur Phillip was a British Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator best known as the founding governor of New South Wales and leader of the First Fleet that established the first permanent European settlement in Australia.
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William R. Broughton
William R. Broughton was an 18th-century British naval officer and explorer known for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and the naming of various islands.
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Governor Edward John Eyre
Governor Edward John Eyre was a 19th-century British colonial administrator best known for his brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica, which sparked major controversy and debate over imperial governance and human rights.
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E.
Sir Thomas Mitchell
Sir Thomas Mitchell was a 19th-century Scottish-born explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales, renowned for his extensive mapping and exploration of inland Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Captain James Stirling Target entity description: Captain James Stirling was a British naval officer and colonial administrator best known for founding the Swan River Colony and serving as the inaugural governor of Western Australia.
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A.
Sir Andrew Clarke
Sir Andrew Clarke was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and soldier best known for his influential role in shaping British policy and governance in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Malay Peninsula.
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B.
Governor Arthur Phillip
Governor Arthur Phillip was a British Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator best known as the founding governor of New South Wales and leader of the First Fleet that established the first permanent European settlement in Australia.
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C.
William R. Broughton
William R. Broughton was an 18th-century British naval officer and explorer known for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and the naming of various islands.
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D.
Governor Edward John Eyre
Governor Edward John Eyre was a 19th-century British colonial administrator best known for his brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica, which sparked major controversy and debate over imperial governance and human rights.
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E.
Sir Thomas Mitchell
Sir Thomas Mitchell was a 19th-century Scottish-born explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales, renowned for his extensive mapping and exploration of inland Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colony
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British naval officer ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lanarkshire
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surface form:
Lanarkshire, Scotland
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| familyName | Stirling ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| founded | Swan River Colony ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Scottish ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Governor of Western Australia
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Rear Admiral James Stirling ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Captain ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Western Australian colonial institutions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early exploration of the Swan River region
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establishing Perth as a colonial capital ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemoration in Western Australian history
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place names in Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Captain
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Rear Admiral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administration of a free-settler colony rather than a penal colony
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founding the Swan River Colony ⓘ serving as inaugural governor of Western Australia ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of free settlement in Western Australia ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
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naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Royal Navy service during the Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Western Australia
ⓘ
history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander, East Indies Station
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surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station
Commander-in-Chief, Nore Command ⓘ Governor of Western Australia ⓘ |
| relative |
Andrew Stirling
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Walter Stirling ⓘ |
| residence |
Perth
ⓘ
surface form:
Perth, Western Australia
United Kingdom ⓘ Woodbridge House, Guildford, Western Australia ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen Mangles ⓘ |
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Subject: Captain James Stirling Description of subject: Captain James Stirling was a British naval officer and colonial administrator best known for founding the Swan River Colony and serving as the inaugural governor of Western Australia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.