Paymaster of the Forces
E1999
Paymaster of the Forces was a senior British government office responsible for managing and disbursing funds for the army.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paymaster of the Forces canonical | 10 |
| Paymaster General | 6 |
| Paymaster of the Forces Abroad | 2 |
| Paymaster General of the Forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26021 — 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: Paymaster of the Forces Context triple: [Robert Walpole, positionHeld, Paymaster of the Forces]
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A.
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- 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: Paymaster of the Forces Target entity description: Paymaster of the Forces was a senior British government office responsible for managing and disbursing funds for the army.
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A.
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Army ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct public office in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom ⓘ War Office positions ⓘ |
| confersPower |
control over large sums of public money
ⓘ
influence over army administration ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military administration
ⓘ
military finance ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
holding army funds in trust
ⓘ
issuing pay warrants ⓘ keeping accounts of army expenditure ⓘ reporting military expenditure to the Treasury ⓘ |
| hasRisk | opportunities for corruption ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Georgian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ early modern Britain ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| isPositionHeldBy |
Crown appointee
ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| officeHolderRole | Paymaster of the Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
War Office ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Acts of Parliament
ⓘ
British Treasury ⓘ
linked to:
HM Treasury
|
| replacedBy |
Paymaster General
ⓘ
linked to:
Paymaster of the Forces
|
| responsibleFor |
disbursing funds for the army
ⓘ
managing funds for the army ⓘ paying army officers ⓘ paying enlisted soldiers ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Secretary at War
ⓘ
Secretary of State for War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
payment of army pensions
ⓘ
payment of army suppliers ⓘ payment of garrisons ⓘ payment of troops on campaign ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paymaster of the Forces Description of subject: Paymaster of the Forces was a senior British government office responsible for managing and disbursing funds for the army.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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1st Earl Russell
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Brydges
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