Oliver Wolcott Sr.
E100663
American Revolutionary War officer
Founding Father of the United States
Governor of Connecticut
human
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oliver Wolcott Sr. canonical | 4 |
| Oliver Wolcott | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630285 — 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: Oliver Wolcott Sr. Context triple: [Litchfield, Connecticut, hasNotableResident, Oliver Wolcott Sr.]
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A.
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American statesman who served as the second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the republic.
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B.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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C.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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D.
Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth was an American Founding Father, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and the third Chief Justice of the United States.
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E.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- 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: Oliver Wolcott Sr. Target entity description: Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
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A.
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American statesman who served as the second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the republic.
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B.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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C.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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D.
Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth was an American Founding Father, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and the third Chief Justice of the United States.
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E.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War officer
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Founding Father of the United States ⓘ Governor of Connecticut ⓘ human ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1726-11-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Windsor, Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
Windsor, Connecticut Colony
|
| burialPlace | East Cemetery, Litchfield, Connecticut ⓘ |
| child | Oliver Wolcott Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1797-12-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Farmington, Connecticut ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College ⓘ |
| endTime | term as Governor of Connecticut ended in 1797 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wolcott ⓘ |
| fullName | Oliver Wolcott Sr. self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Oliver ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1747 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the Connecticut militia during the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
signing the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parent |
Roger Wolcott (grandfather)
ⓘ
surface form:
Roger Wolcott
|
| partOf |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Connecticut
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut ⓘ Sheriff of Litchfield County, Connecticut ⓘ judge of the court of common pleas in Litchfield County ⓘ |
| precededBy | Samuel Huntington as Governor of Connecticut ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represented | Connecticut ⓘ |
| residence |
Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Litchfield, Connecticut
|
| servedIn |
Connecticut militia
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
Articles of Confederation
ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
|
| spouse | Laura Collins Wolcott ⓘ |
| startTime | term as Governor of Connecticut began in 1796 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oliver Wolcott Sr. Description of subject: Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Litchfield, Connecticut
this entity surface form:
Oliver Wolcott