Alexander William Doniphan
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Alexander William Doniphan was a 19th-century American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Missouri, noted for his service in the Mexican–American War and his defense of Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander William Doniphan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20665982 — 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: Alexander William Doniphan Context triple: [Doniphan County, Kansas, namedAfter, Alexander William Doniphan]
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A.
John F. Johnston
John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
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B.
William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer was a United States Air Force general best known for his leadership in tactical air operations during World War II and the Vietnam War.
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C.
Fort Sidney Johnston
Fort Sidney Johnston was a Confederate fortification that formed part of the defensive network protecting Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
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D.
Abraham Buford
Abraham Buford was a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading the American forces that were defeated by British troops under Banastre Tarleton at the Waxhaws in 1780.
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E.
Sterling Price
Sterling Price was a prominent Confederate major general and former Missouri governor who led Southern forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War.
- 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: Alexander William Doniphan Target entity description: Alexander William Doniphan was a 19th-century American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Missouri, noted for his service in the Mexican–American War and his defense of Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
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A.
John F. Johnston
John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
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B.
William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer was a United States Air Force general best known for his leadership in tactical air operations during World War II and the Vietnam War.
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C.
Fort Sidney Johnston
Fort Sidney Johnston was a Confederate fortification that formed part of the defensive network protecting Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
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D.
Abraham Buford
Abraham Buford was a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading the American forces that were defeated by British troops under Banastre Tarleton at the Waxhaws in 1780.
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E.
Sterling Price
Sterling Price was a prominent Confederate major general and former Missouri governor who led Southern forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.