John Hamilton (acting governor of New Jersey)
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John Hamilton was a colonial American politician who served as acting governor of New Jersey in the early 18th century.
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| John Hamilton (acting governor of New Jersey) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15173985 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hamilton (acting governor of New Jersey) Context triple: [Lewis Morris, successor, John Hamilton (acting governor of New Jersey)]
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A.
William S. Paterson
William S. Paterson was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
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B.
Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner
Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Pennsylvania and oversaw initiatives such as the state's first geological survey.
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C.
James R. Tryon
James R. Tryon was an American physician and public health official known for his contributions to early 20th-century public health administration and policy.
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D.
John Lansing Jr.
John Lansing Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention who served as a prominent early judicial and political figure in New York.
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E.
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Theodore Frelinghuysen was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer, and evangelical Christian leader who served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey and was the Whig Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1844.
- 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: John Hamilton (acting governor of New Jersey) Target entity description: John Hamilton was a colonial American politician who served as acting governor of New Jersey in the early 18th century.
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A.
William S. Paterson
William S. Paterson was a Canadian municipal politician who served as mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
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B.
Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner
Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Pennsylvania and oversaw initiatives such as the state's first geological survey.
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C.
James R. Tryon
James R. Tryon was an American physician and public health official known for his contributions to early 20th-century public health administration and policy.
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D.
John Lansing Jr.
John Lansing Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention who served as a prominent early judicial and political figure in New York.
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E.
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Theodore Frelinghuysen was a 19th-century American politician, lawyer, and evangelical Christian leader who served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey and was the Whig Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1844.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.