Clerk of the Acts
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The Clerk of the Acts was a senior administrative officer of the English Navy Board responsible for overseeing naval records, correspondence, and the day-to-day management of naval affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clerk of the Acts canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T825866 — 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: Clerk of the Acts Context triple: [Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board, sameAs, Clerk of the Acts]
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A.
Chief Clerk of the Assembly
The Chief Clerk of the Assembly is the nonpartisan officer responsible for managing legislative records, overseeing floor procedures, and providing parliamentary guidance in the California State Assembly.
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B.
Usher of the Black Rod
The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior ceremonial officer in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining order and performing formal duties in the House of Lords and at state occasions.
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C.
Clerk of the Works at Westminster
The Clerk of the Works at Westminster was an official responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and repair of royal and parliamentary buildings within the Westminster complex in London.
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D.
King's Commissioner
The King's Commissioner is the monarch's appointed representative who heads the provincial government and oversees administration in a Dutch province such as Groningen.
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E.
Treasurer of the Inner Temple
The Treasurer of the Inner Temple is the senior elected officer responsible for leading and overseeing the governance, finances, and administration of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court in London.
- 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: Clerk of the Acts Target entity description: The Clerk of the Acts was a senior administrative officer of the English Navy Board responsible for overseeing naval records, correspondence, and the day-to-day management of naval affairs.
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A.
Chief Clerk of the Assembly
The Chief Clerk of the Assembly is the nonpartisan officer responsible for managing legislative records, overseeing floor procedures, and providing parliamentary guidance in the California State Assembly.
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B.
Usher of the Black Rod
The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior ceremonial officer in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining order and performing formal duties in the House of Lords and at state occasions.
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C.
Clerk of the Works at Westminster
The Clerk of the Works at Westminster was an official responsible for overseeing the construction, maintenance, and repair of royal and parliamentary buildings within the Westminster complex in London.
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D.
King's Commissioner
The King's Commissioner is the monarch's appointed representative who heads the provincial government and oversees administration in a Dutch province such as Groningen.
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E.
Treasurer of the Inner Temple
The Treasurer of the Inner Temple is the senior elected officer responsible for leading and overseeing the governance, finances, and administration of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative position
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naval office ⓘ position in the English Navy Board ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board
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surface form:
Clerk of the Navy
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| appliesToJurisdiction | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct public offices in England
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Royal Navy administrative positions ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The Diary of Samuel Pepys ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | naval administration ⓘ |
| governs | naval paperwork and documentation ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
naval clerks
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record-keeping procedures ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
coordinating communication between the Navy Board and other authorities
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day-to-day management of naval administrative affairs ⓘ filing and preserving naval papers ⓘ maintaining registers of ships and stores ⓘ managing naval correspondence ⓘ overseeing naval records ⓘ preparing official naval documents ⓘ recording decisions of the Navy Board ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ Stuart period ⓘ Tudor period ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| notableOfficeHolder | Samuel Pepys ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Benjamin Worsley
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Samuel Pepys ⓘ Sir George Carteret ⓘ Sir William Penn ⓘ Thomas Smith ⓘ William Coventry ⓘ |
| partOf | Navy Board ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Secretary of the Admiralty
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surface form:
Secretary to the Admiralty
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| reportsTo | Navy Board ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
archiving naval contracts and warrants
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issuing orders and instructions on behalf of the Navy Board ⓘ keeping minutes of Navy Board meetings ⓘ |
| seat | Navy Office, Seething Lane ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Lord High Admiral of England
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surface form:
Lord High Admiral
Navy Board ⓘ |
| typeOf | civil service position ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workLocation | Navy Office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clerk of the Acts Description of subject: The Clerk of the Acts was a senior administrative officer of the English Navy Board responsible for overseeing naval records, correspondence, and the day-to-day management of naval affairs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.