Jonathan Duncan

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British colonial administrator governor human

Jonathan Duncan was a British colonial administrator and reformer best known for his tenure as Governor of Bombay in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Jonathan Duncan canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3177131 — 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: Jonathan Duncan
Context triple: [Governor of Bombay, positionHeldBy, Jonathan Duncan]

A. Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
B. Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
C. Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on major Hollywood films including "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
D. Angus McKie
Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
E. Iain McCrory
Iain McCrory is the father of the late British actress Helen McCrory, known for her acclaimed work in film, television, and theatre.
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: Jonathan Duncan
Target entity description: Jonathan Duncan was a British colonial administrator and reformer best known for his tenure as Governor of Bombay in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

A. Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
B. Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
C. Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on major Hollywood films including "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
D. Angus McKie
Angus McKie is a British illustrator and colorist known for his detailed science fiction artwork and influential contributions to comic book coloring.
E. Iain McCrory
Iain McCrory is the father of the late British actress Helen McCrory, known for her acclaimed work in film, television, and theatre.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (24)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial administrator ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1756 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1811 ⓘ
educatedAt	University of St Andrews ⓘ
employer	British East India Company ⓘ
familyName	Duncan ⓘ
givenName	Jonathan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	Council of Bombay ⓘ linked to: Governor’s Council of Bombay Presidency
notableFor	administrative reforms in Bombay Presidency ⓘ reform efforts in British India ⓘ tenure as Governor of Bombay ⓘ
occupation	civil servant ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Bombay ⓘ linked to: Mumbai
positionHeld	Governor of Bombay ⓘ
predecessor	Jonathan Duncan (as Governor of Bombay) -> Jonathan Duncan succeeded Jonathan Duncan? (unknown) ⓘ linked to: Duncan (British official or figure associated with colonial India)
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workLocation	Benares ⓘ linked to: Varanasi Bombay Presidency ⓘ