Wilmot, David
E1021634
David Wilmot was a 19th-century American politician best known for introducing the Wilmot Proviso, an unsuccessful proposal to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilmot, David canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13115103 — 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: Wilmot, David Context triple: [Wilmot Proviso, proposedBy, Wilmot, David]
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A.
Williston Jones
Williston Jones was an American educator and religious leader best known as the founder of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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B.
James Whittaker
James Whittaker was an early and influential leader of the Shaker religious movement in America, known for helping to organize and spread the sect’s communal, celibate, and egalitarian way of life.
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C.
Wellington Wells
Wellington Wells is the dystopian, retrofuturistic English city where Compulsion Games’ title "We Happy Few" unfolds, characterized by enforced cheerfulness, memory suppression, and a drug-dependent society.
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D.
William Pierson
William Pierson is a tough, battle-hardened U.S. Army staff sergeant and key supporting character in the World War II–themed video game Call of Duty: WWII.
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E.
William Mason
William Mason was an 18th-century English poet, clergyman, and close associate of Thomas Gray, known for his influential role in literary and artistic circles.
- 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: Wilmot, David Target entity description: David Wilmot was a 19th-century American politician best known for introducing the Wilmot Proviso, an unsuccessful proposal to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.
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A.
Williston Jones
Williston Jones was an American educator and religious leader best known as the founder of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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B.
James Whittaker
James Whittaker was an early and influential leader of the Shaker religious movement in America, known for helping to organize and spread the sect’s communal, celibate, and egalitarian way of life.
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C.
Wellington Wells
Wellington Wells is the dystopian, retrofuturistic English city where Compulsion Games’ title "We Happy Few" unfolds, characterized by enforced cheerfulness, memory suppression, and a drug-dependent society.
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D.
William Pierson
William Pierson is a tough, battle-hardened U.S. Army staff sergeant and key supporting character in the World War II–themed video game Call of Duty: WWII.
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E.
William Mason
William Mason was an 18th-century English poet, clergyman, and close associate of Thomas Gray, known for his influential role in literary and artistic circles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Riverside Cemetery, Towanda, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1814-01-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1868-03-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | public schools in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| endTime |
1851 (service in U.S. House of Representatives)
ⓘ
1863 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilmot ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
United States House of Representatives (Wilmot Proviso)
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilmot Proviso
|
| knownFor | introducing the Wilmot Proviso ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Free Soil Party ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-slavery movement
ⓘ
linked to:
American abolitionist movement
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Wilmot Proviso ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposedTo | expansion of slavery into western territories ⓘ |
| partOf |
Free Soil movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Free Soil Party
|
| placeOfBirth | Bethany, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Towanda, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Towanda
|
| positionHeld |
Judge of the United States Court of Claims
ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ President Judge of the 13th Judicial District of Pennsylvania ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Towanda, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Towanda
|
| proposed | ban on slavery in territory acquired from Mexico ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| represented | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| residence |
Towanda, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Towanda
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1845 (service in U.S. House of Representatives)
ⓘ
1861 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Towanda, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Towanda
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilmot, David Description of subject: David Wilmot was a 19th-century American politician best known for introducing the Wilmot Proviso, an unsuccessful proposal to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.