David Swinson Maynard
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David Swinson Maynard was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler who played a key role in the founding and development of Seattle, Washington.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Swinson Maynard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12598659 — 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: David Swinson Maynard Context triple: [Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, notableBurial, David Swinson Maynard]
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A.
George Markland
George Markland was a 19th-century Canadian politician who served as a prominent member of the colonial government in Upper Canada.
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B.
David Lisnard
David Lisnard is a French politician from the centre-right who has served as mayor of Cannes and gained prominence for his roles in local governance and national municipal associations.
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C.
John Sewell
John Sewell is a former English footballer and manager best known for his involvement in North American soccer, including coaching in the NASL.
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D.
John Greenwood
John Greenwood was a prominent 16th-century English Separatist leader and clergyman who advocated for congregational independence from the Church of England and was executed for his nonconformist religious views.
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E.
John Greenwood
John Greenwood was a British film composer known for scoring mid-20th-century films, including the 1941 anti-Nazi drama "Pimpernel Smith."
- 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: David Swinson Maynard Target entity description: David Swinson Maynard was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler who played a key role in the founding and development of Seattle, Washington.
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A.
George Markland
George Markland was a 19th-century Canadian politician who served as a prominent member of the colonial government in Upper Canada.
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B.
David Lisnard
David Lisnard is a French politician from the centre-right who has served as mayor of Cannes and gained prominence for his roles in local governance and national municipal associations.
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C.
John Sewell
John Sewell is a former English footballer and manager best known for his involvement in North American soccer, including coaching in the NASL.
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D.
John Greenwood
John Greenwood was a prominent 16th-century English Separatist leader and clergyman who advocated for congregational independence from the Church of England and was executed for his nonconformist religious views.
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E.
John Greenwood
John Greenwood was a British film composer known for scoring mid-20th-century films, including the 1941 anti-Nazi drama "Pimpernel Smith."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American pioneer
ⓘ
person ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ settler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Doc Maynard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1808-03-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Lake View Cemetery, Seattle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
economic development of early Seattle
ⓘ
urban planning of early Seattle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1873-03-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Seattle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Maynard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
frontier settlement
ⓘ
local politics ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early American settler in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early development of Seattle
ⓘ
founding of Seattle ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Swinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Seattle’s founding pioneers ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of Seattle as a city site ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Seattle
ⓘ
history of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
development of Seattle, Washington
ⓘ
founding of Seattle, Washington ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | member of the Washington Territorial Legislature ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Seattle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settledIn | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Catherine Maynard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lydia Maynard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Swinson Maynard Description of subject: David Swinson Maynard was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler who played a key role in the founding and development of Seattle, Washington.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.