Edward Rutledge
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Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Rutledge canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42099 — 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.
Target entity: Edward Rutledge Context triple: [First Continental Congress, notableDelegate, Edward Rutledge]
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Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
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Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton was a British Army general who served as the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America for much of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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D.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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E.
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Rutledge Target entity description: Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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A.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
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B.
Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton was a British Army general who served as the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America for much of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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D.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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E.
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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Governor of South Carolina ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| barAdmission | admitted to the bar in South Carolina ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1749-11-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1780 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1800-01-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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| educatedAt |
Middle Temple
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University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford (legal studies in England context)
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| endTime (Governor of South Carolina) | 1800 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutledge ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| legalTraining | studied law in England ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Second Continental Congress
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surface form:
Continental Congress
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| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| name | Edward Rutledge self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Declaration of Independence
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surface form:
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
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| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Continental Congress
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Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Federalist-leaning (early U.S. party system context) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of South Carolina
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delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the South Carolina legislature ⓘ |
| relative | John Rutledge ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represented | South Carolina ⓘ |
| residence |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| sibling | John Rutledge ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
American Declaration of Independence
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surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| signature | appears on the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| spouse | Henrietta Middleton ⓘ |
| startTime (Governor of South Carolina) | 1798 ⓘ |
| workedAs | attorney in Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Rutledge Description of subject: Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
Referenced by (11)
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