Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont
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Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and colonial governor who served as royal governor of New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire at the turn of the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont canonical | 9 |
| Richard Coote | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T730586 — 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: Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont Context triple: [William Stoughton, succeededBy, Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont]
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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst was an 18th-century British Army officer and commander-in-chief in North America during the Seven Years' War, later criticized for his role in policies toward Indigenous peoples.
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John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and British Army officer who served as commander-in-chief in North America during the early years of the French and Indian War.
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Sir George Carteret
Sir George Carteret was a 17th-century English royalist statesman and colonial proprietor who played a key role in the early governance and development of American colonies.
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Charles Montagu
Charles Montagu was an English statesman and financier who became the 1st Earl of Halifax and played a key role in late 17th-century economic and political reforms.
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Samuel Nicholas
Samuel Nicholas was a Continental Marine officer who is traditionally recognized as the first leader of what would become the United States Marine Corps during the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont Target entity description: Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and colonial governor who served as royal governor of New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire at the turn of the 18th century.
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A.
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst was an 18th-century British Army officer and commander-in-chief in North America during the Seven Years' War, later criticized for his role in policies toward Indigenous peoples.
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B.
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and British Army officer who served as commander-in-chief in North America during the early years of the French and Indian War.
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C.
Sir George Carteret
Sir George Carteret was a 17th-century English royalist statesman and colonial proprietor who played a key role in the early governance and development of American colonies.
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D.
Charles Montagu
Charles Montagu was an English statesman and financier who became the 1st Earl of Halifax and played a key role in late 17th-century economic and political reforms.
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E.
Samuel Nicholas
Samuel Nicholas was a Continental Marine officer who is traditionally recognized as the first leader of what would become the United States Marine Corps during the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Irish nobleman
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | William III of England ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ireland ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1636 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1701-03-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1701 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Coote ⓘ |
| father |
Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Richard Coote
|
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| governorOf |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
Province of New Hampshire ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English House of Commons
Irish peerage ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | William III of England ⓘ |
| mother | Mary St. John ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Bellomont ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
commissioned William Kidd as a privateer against pirates
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oversaw administration of New York after Leisler's Rebellion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
efforts to suppress piracy in the Atlantic
ⓘ
involvement in the prosecution of Captain William Kidd ⓘ serving as royal governor in British North America ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 1 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented |
Droitwich
ⓘ
Newton (Isle of Wight) ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of the Whig faction ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
Governor of New Hampshire ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of the Province of New Hampshire
Governor of the Province of New York ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Nanfan ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| titleCreatedIn | Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont Description of subject: Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and colonial governor who served as royal governor of New York, Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire at the turn of the 18th century.
Referenced by (10)
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