Sam Houston
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Sam Houston was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and military leader best known for securing Texas’s independence from Mexico and serving as both President of the Republic of Texas and later Governor of Texas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sam Houston canonical | 51 |
| Samuel Houston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78702 — 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.
Target entity: Sam Houston Context triple: [Profiles in Courage, describes, Sam Houston]
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A.
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Mirabeau B. Lamar was the second president of the Republic of Texas, known for his expansionist policies and efforts to promote public education.
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B.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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C.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and a leading political figure of the Southern secessionist cause.
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D.
George Wallace
George Wallace was a four-term governor of Alabama and a prominent segregationist figure in mid-20th-century American politics, known for his staunch opposition to the civil rights movement.
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E.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sam Houston Target entity description: Sam Houston was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and military leader best known for securing Texas’s independence from Mexico and serving as both President of the Republic of Texas and later Governor of Texas.
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A.
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Mirabeau B. Lamar was the second president of the Republic of Texas, known for his expansionist policies and efforts to promote public education.
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B.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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C.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and a leading political figure of the Southern secessionist cause.
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D.
George Wallace
George Wallace was a four-term governor of Alabama and a prominent segregationist figure in mid-20th-century American politics, known for his staunch opposition to the civil rights movement.
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E.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. senator
ⓘ
governor ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ military leader ⓘ politician ⓘ president of a republic ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Nation
Republic of Texas ⓘ Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| commanded | Texian Army ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1793-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1863-07-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Houston ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sam Houston
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Samuel Houston
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| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
City of Houston, Texas named after him
ⓘ
Sam Houston National Forest named after him ⓘ Sam Houston State University named after him ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading Texian forces to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto
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opposition to Texas secession from the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
some Cherokee ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General (Texian Army) ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | secured Texas independence from Mexico ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Governor of Tennessee
ⓘ
Governor of Texas ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee ⓘ Mirabeau B. Lamar ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Republic of Texas
United States Senator from Texas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rockbridge County, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Huntsville, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Jacksonian ⓘ Unionist ⓘ |
| positionEnd |
Governor of Tennessee: 1829
ⓘ
Governor of Texas: 1861 ⓘ President of the Republic of Texas term 1: 1838 ⓘ President of the Republic of Texas term 2: 1844 ⓘ United States Senator from Texas: 1859 ⓘ |
| positionStart |
Governor of Tennessee: 1827
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Governor of Texas: 1859 ⓘ President of the Republic of Texas term 1: 1836 ⓘ President of the Republic of Texas term 2: 1841 ⓘ United States Senator from Texas: 1846 ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Houston
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
Huntsville, Texas, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Huntsville, Texas
Nacogdoches, Texas ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eliza Allen
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Margaret Moffette Lea ⓘ Tiana Rogers ⓘ |
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Subject: Sam Houston Description of subject: Sam Houston was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and military leader best known for securing Texas’s independence from Mexico and serving as both President of the Republic of Texas and later Governor of Texas.
Referenced by (52)
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