Gilbert Tennent
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Gilbert Tennent was an influential Presbyterian minister and revivalist preacher whose fiery sermons helped drive the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in the American colonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilbert Tennent canonical | 12 |
| Charles Tennent | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237102 — 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: Gilbert Tennent Context triple: [Great Awakening, keyPerson, Gilbert Tennent]
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A.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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B.
Jedediah Leland
Jedediah Leland is a key supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as Charles Foster Kane’s longtime friend and moral conscience who ultimately critiques Kane’s corruption and lost ideals.
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C.
Ephraim Hart
Ephraim Hart was an early American merchant and broker who was among the founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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D.
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was a 19th-century religious reformer and key leader in the American Restoration Movement, instrumental in founding the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.
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E.
Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntire was an influential early American architect and woodcarver from Salem, Massachusetts, renowned for his Federal-style designs and decorative craftsmanship.
- 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: Gilbert Tennent Target entity description: Gilbert Tennent was an influential Presbyterian minister and revivalist preacher whose fiery sermons helped drive the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in the American colonies.
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A.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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B.
Jedediah Leland
Jedediah Leland is a key supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as Charles Foster Kane’s longtime friend and moral conscience who ultimately critiques Kane’s corruption and lost ideals.
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C.
Ephraim Hart
Ephraim Hart was an early American merchant and broker who was among the founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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D.
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was a 19th-century religious reformer and key leader in the American Restoration Movement, instrumental in founding the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.
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E.
Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntire was an influential early American architect and woodcarver from Salem, Massachusetts, renowned for his Federal-style designs and decorative craftsmanship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian clergy
ⓘ
Presbyterian minister ⓘ person ⓘ revivalist preacher ⓘ |
| activityEnd | 1760s ⓘ |
| activityStart | 1720s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Side Presbyterians
ⓘ
Old Side–New Side controversy ⓘ Presbyterian Church in the American colonies ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1703-02-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Armagh
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County Armagh ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colonial America
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1764-07-23 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Presbyterian Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| educatedAt | Log College ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Tennent ⓘ |
| father | William Tennent ⓘ |
| givenName | Gilbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
American evangelicalism
ⓘ
Presbyterian revivalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Whitefield
ⓘ
William Tennent ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
First Great Awakening ⓘ
linked to:
Great Awakening
|
| notableEvent | participation in itinerant preaching tours during the First Great Awakening ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticism of unconverted ministers
ⓘ
fiery revival sermons ⓘ leadership in the First Great Awakening ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry ⓘ |
| occupation |
minister
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
ⓘ
pastor of the Presbyterian church in New Brunswick, New Jersey ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| sibling |
Charles Tennent
ⓘ
linked to:
Gilbert Tennent
John Tennent ⓘ William Tennent Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William Tennent
|
| wrote |
pamphlets
ⓘ
sermons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gilbert Tennent Description of subject: Gilbert Tennent was an influential Presbyterian minister and revivalist preacher whose fiery sermons helped drive the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in the American colonies.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gilbert Tennent