Alexander McGillivray
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Alexander McGillivray was an influential 18th-century Creek (Muscogee) leader and diplomat who played a key role in negotiating between Native American nations, the United States, Spain, and Britain in the post-Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander McGillivray canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4394695 — 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: Alexander McGillivray Context triple: [Creek (Muscogee), notableLeader, Alexander McGillivray]
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A.
William McIntosh
William McIntosh was a prominent Creek (Muscogee) leader and military figure who allied with the United States in the early 19th century, notably participating in campaigns against other Native American groups and in the First Seminole War.
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B.
Principal Chief John Ross
Principal Chief John Ross was the long-serving leader of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century, known for his determined legal and political resistance to U.S. policies of Indian removal.
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C.
Hancock (Cherokee leader)
Hancock was an 18th-century Cherokee leader known for his role in diplomacy and conflict with European-American settlers during the colonial period.
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D.
Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins was an American statesman and Indian agent who played a key role in U.S. relations with Southeastern Native American tribes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa
Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa was a powerful 16th-century Native American leader in what is now the southeastern United States, known for his resistance to Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto.
- 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: Alexander McGillivray Target entity description: Alexander McGillivray was an influential 18th-century Creek (Muscogee) leader and diplomat who played a key role in negotiating between Native American nations, the United States, Spain, and Britain in the post-Revolutionary era.
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A.
William McIntosh
William McIntosh was a prominent Creek (Muscogee) leader and military figure who allied with the United States in the early 19th century, notably participating in campaigns against other Native American groups and in the First Seminole War.
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B.
Principal Chief John Ross
Principal Chief John Ross was the long-serving leader of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century, known for his determined legal and political resistance to U.S. policies of Indian removal.
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C.
Hancock (Cherokee leader)
Hancock was an 18th-century Cherokee leader known for his role in diplomacy and conflict with European-American settlers during the colonial period.
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D.
Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins was an American statesman and Indian agent who played a key role in U.S. relations with Southeastern Native American tribes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa
Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa was a powerful 16th-century Native American leader in what is now the southeastern United States, known for his resistance to Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Creek leader
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Native American leader ⓘ diplomat ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Creek Confederacy
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1750 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Little Tallassee, Upper Creek Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Alabama ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pensacola, Spanish West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Creek Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1793-02-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pensacola, Spanish West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Muscogee (Creek)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish-American ⓘ |
| father | Lachlan McGillivray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherEthnicity | Scottish ⓘ |
| maintainedResidence |
Little Tallassee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sehoy Marchand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherEthnicity | Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alexander McGillivray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith |
British officials
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Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
diplomacy between Creek Nation and Great Britain
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diplomacy between Creek Nation and Spain ⓘ diplomacy between Creek Nation and the United States ⓘ leadership of the Muscogee (Creek) during the post-American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| occupation |
interpreter
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merchant ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| opposed | U.S. expansion into Creek lands ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leader of the Creek Confederacy
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principal chief of the Upper Creek ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | nominally Christian ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of New York (1790) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAs | representative of the Creek Nation ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Muscogee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | British during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy
NERFINISHED
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Upper Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander McGillivray Description of subject: Alexander McGillivray was an influential 18th-century Creek (Muscogee) leader and diplomat who played a key role in negotiating between Native American nations, the United States, Spain, and Britain in the post-Revolutionary era.
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