George Pigot
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George Pigot was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Madras in India and became notable for the political conflicts that led to his arrest and death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Pigot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760580 — 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: George Pigot Context triple: [Lord Pigot, fullName, George Pigot]
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A.
John Merivale
John Merivale was a British-Canadian actor known for his work on stage, film, and television during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Charles Manners-Sutton
Charles Manners-Sutton was a prominent early 19th-century British clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury and played a key ceremonial role in the reign of George IV.
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C.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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D.
Thomas Gardiner
Thomas Gardiner was a founder of the Los Angeles Times newspaper, helping establish one of the most influential daily papers in the United States.
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E.
Samuel Egerton
Samuel Egerton was a prominent 18th-century English landowner and politician associated with the influential Egerton family.
- 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: George Pigot Target entity description: George Pigot was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Madras in India and became notable for the political conflicts that led to his arrest and death.
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A.
John Merivale
John Merivale was a British-Canadian actor known for his work on stage, film, and television during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Charles Manners-Sutton
Charles Manners-Sutton was a prominent early 19th-century British clergyman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury and played a key ceremonial role in the reign of George IV.
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C.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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D.
Thomas Gardiner
Thomas Gardiner was a founder of the Los Angeles Times newspaper, helping establish one of the most influential daily papers in the United States.
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E.
Samuel Egerton
Samuel Egerton was a prominent 18th-century English landowner and politician associated with the influential Egerton family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
ⓘ
governor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1719-03-04 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | disputed ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfDeath | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1777-05-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pigot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arrest by members of the Madras Council
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political conflicts in Madras Presidency ⓘ serving as Governor of Madras ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflictContext | Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
George II of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | George Pigot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Baron Pigot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest in Madras in 1776
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conflict with the Madras Council over Tanjore ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryService | Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath | Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British Whig politics (broadly) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Baron Pigot
NERFINISHED
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Governor of Madras ⓘ |
| regionGoverned |
Madras Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of South India ⓘ |
| representedInParliament |
Bridgnorth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wallingford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1763
ⓘ
1776 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1755
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1775 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Pigot Description of subject: George Pigot was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Madras in India and became notable for the political conflicts that led to his arrest and death.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.