Thomas Heyward Jr.
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Thomas Heyward Jr. was an American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Heyward Jr. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14149104 — 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: Thomas Heyward Jr. Context triple: [Heyward-Washington House, builtFor, Thomas Heyward Jr.]
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A.
William Moultrie
William Moultrie was an American Revolutionary War general from South Carolina, best known for his leadership in the defense of Charleston and for whom Fort Moultrie is named.
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B.
John Wrathall
John Wrathall was a Rhodesian politician who served as the country's president during the late 1970s, in the final years of white-minority rule.
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C.
Edmund Pennington
Edmund Pennington was a prominent railroad executive after whom Pennington County in South Dakota was named.
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D.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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E.
Nathaniel Pendleton
Nathaniel Pendleton was an American Revolutionary War officer, jurist, and close associate of Alexander Hamilton who served as Hamilton’s second in the Burr–Hamilton duel.
- 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: Thomas Heyward Jr. Target entity description: Thomas Heyward Jr. was an American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina.
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A.
William Moultrie
William Moultrie was an American Revolutionary War general from South Carolina, best known for his leadership in the defense of Charleston and for whom Fort Moultrie is named.
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B.
John Wrathall
John Wrathall was a Rhodesian politician who served as the country's president during the late 1970s, in the final years of white-minority rule.
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C.
Edmund Pennington
Edmund Pennington was a prominent railroad executive after whom Pennington County in South Dakota was named.
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D.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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E.
Nathaniel Pendleton
Nathaniel Pendleton was an American Revolutionary War officer, jurist, and close associate of Alexander Hamilton who served as Hamilton’s second in the Burr–Hamilton duel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.