Samuel Maverick
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Samuel Maverick was a 19th-century Texas lawyer, land baron, and politician whose refusal to brand his cattle led to the term "maverick" for independent-minded individuals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Maverick canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15748506 — 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: Samuel Maverick Context triple: [Moses Maverick, relative, Samuel Maverick]
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A.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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B.
Samuel Brock
Samuel Brock is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Brock.
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C.
Cecil Smith
Cecil Smith is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as sports, the arts, and public service.
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D.
Samuel Dracott
Samuel Dracott is an individual whose name appears in records with the variant spelling "Samuel Dracutt."
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E.
Samuel Mayes
Samuel Mayes was an American cellist renowned for his orchestral and chamber music performances in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Samuel Maverick Target entity description: Samuel Maverick was a 19th-century Texas lawyer, land baron, and politician whose refusal to brand his cattle led to the term "maverick" for independent-minded individuals.
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A.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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B.
Samuel Brock
Samuel Brock is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Brock.
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C.
Cecil Smith
Cecil Smith is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as sports, the arts, and public service.
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D.
Samuel Dracott
Samuel Dracott is an individual whose name appears in records with the variant spelling "Samuel Dracutt."
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E.
Samuel Mayes
Samuel Mayes was an American cellist renowned for his orchestral and chamber music performances in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.