Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a prominent Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later served as a U.S. senator.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton canonical | 35 |
| Charles Carroll | 1 |
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42029 — 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: Charles Carroll of Carrollton Context triple: [United States Declaration of Independence, signer, Charles Carroll of Carrollton]
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Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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C.
William Marbury
William Marbury was an American Federalist whose denied judicial commission led him to sue Secretary of State James Madison, resulting in the landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review in the United States.
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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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George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles Carroll of Carrollton Target entity description: Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a prominent Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later served as a U.S. senator.
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A.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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B.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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C.
William Marbury
William Marbury was an American Federalist whose denied judicial commission led him to sue Secretary of State James Madison, resulting in the landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review in the United States.
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D.
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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E.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1737-09-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Province of Maryland
|
| burialPlace |
Doughoregan Manor
ⓘ
surface form:
Doughoregan Manor family chapel
|
| child | Mary Carroll ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfRetirement | 1800-11-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1832-11-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
|
| educatedAt |
College of Louis le Grand
ⓘ
Jesuit College of St. Omer ⓘ Middle Temple ⓘ |
| familyName | Carroll ⓘ |
| father | Charles Carroll of Annapolis ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish-American ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | of Carrollton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence
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being the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
|
| mother | Elizabeth Brooke ⓘ |
| name | Charles Carroll of Carrollton self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | laid cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on 1828-07-04 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | Doughoregan Manor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
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| positionHeld |
Member of the Continental Congress
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Member of the Maryland Convention ⓘ Member of the Maryland Senate ⓘ United States Senator from Maryland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented | Maryland ⓘ |
| residence |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
Carrollton, Maryland ⓘ |
| signatoryOf |
Articles of Confederation
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American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| signatureImage | Charles Carroll of Carrollton signature ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Darnall ⓘ |
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Subject: Charles Carroll of Carrollton Description of subject: Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a prominent Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later served as a U.S. senator.
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