Samuel Holden Parsons
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Samuel Holden Parsons was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Connecticut who played a significant role in Continental Army operations and postwar settlement of the Northwest Territory.
All labels observed (1)
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| Samuel Holden Parsons canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16967152 — 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 Holden Parsons Context triple: [Danbury Raid, commander, Samuel Holden Parsons]
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A.
Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Marcellus M. Crocker
Marcellus M. Crocker was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Western Theater and his command of the "Crocker’s Iowa Brigade."
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C.
William Harlow Reed
William Harlow Reed was a 19th-century American fossil hunter and paleontologist known for his pivotal role in uncovering rich dinosaur beds at Como Bluff, Wyoming, during the Bone Wars.
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D.
Cyrus B. Comstock
Cyrus B. Comstock was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer and military officer known for his influential work in engineering and scientific administration, including leadership roles in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Academy of Sciences.
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E.
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
- 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 Holden Parsons Target entity description: Samuel Holden Parsons was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Connecticut who played a significant role in Continental Army operations and postwar settlement of the Northwest Territory.
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A.
Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Marcellus M. Crocker
Marcellus M. Crocker was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Western Theater and his command of the "Crocker’s Iowa Brigade."
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C.
William Harlow Reed
William Harlow Reed was a 19th-century American fossil hunter and paleontologist known for his pivotal role in uncovering rich dinosaur beds at Como Bluff, Wyoming, during the Bone Wars.
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D.
Cyrus B. Comstock
Cyrus B. Comstock was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer and military officer known for his influential work in engineering and scientific administration, including leadership roles in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Academy of Sciences.
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E.
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.