William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell
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William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell, was a prominent English judge and legal scholar of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his influential decisions in admiralty and ecclesiastical law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10119465 — 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: William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell Context triple: [Lord Eldon, sibling, William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell]
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A.
John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock
John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, was a Welsh landowner and peer best known as the father of aviation and motoring pioneer Charles Rolls and for his prominent role in late 19th-century British public life.
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B.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
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C.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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D.
Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Burnett of Maldon is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary and president of the courts of England and Wales.
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E.
George Wyndham
George Wyndham was a British Conservative politician and influential statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his role in Irish land reform and his contributions to literature and public life.
- 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: William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell Target entity description: William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell, was a prominent English judge and legal scholar of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his influential decisions in admiralty and ecclesiastical law.
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A.
John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock
John Rolls, 1st Baron Llangattock, was a Welsh landowner and peer best known as the father of aviation and motoring pioneer Charles Rolls and for his prominent role in late 19th-century British public life.
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B.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
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C.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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D.
Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Burnett of Maldon is a senior British judge who serves as the head of the judiciary and president of the courts of England and Wales.
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E.
George Wyndham
George Wyndham was a British Conservative politician and influential statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his role in Irish land reform and his contributions to literature and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Civil Law ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1745-10-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Heworth, Gateshead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1836-01-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
admiralty law
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ecclesiastical law ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| nobleTitle | Baron Stowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleCreated | 1821 ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Dalrymple v. Dalrymple (1811)
NERFINISHED
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The Flad Oyen (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hoop (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maria (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of British admiralty law
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development of ecclesiastical jurisprudence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
judgments in ecclesiastical law
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judgments in maritime law ⓘ judgments in prize law ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Advocate General in the High Court of Admiralty
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Dean of the Arches NERFINISHED ⓘ Judge of the Consistory Court of London ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Admiralty ⓘ Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sibling | John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell Description of subject: William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell, was a prominent English judge and legal scholar of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his influential decisions in admiralty and ecclesiastical law.
Referenced by (1)
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