Josiah Quincy I
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Josiah Quincy I was an 18th-century Massachusetts merchant and prominent colonial political figure whose family became influential in early American public life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josiah Quincy I canonical | 3 |
| Josiah Quincy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2728781 — 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: Josiah Quincy I Context triple: [Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, hasNotableResident, Josiah Quincy I]
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Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III was a prominent American politician and educator who served as mayor of Boston and later as president of Harvard University in the early 19th century.
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Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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Samuel Quincy
Samuel Quincy was an 18th-century American lawyer and Loyalist who served as solicitor general of Massachusetts during the period leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Josiah Quincy I Target entity description: Josiah Quincy I was an 18th-century Massachusetts merchant and prominent colonial political figure whose family became influential in early American public life.
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A.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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B.
Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III was a prominent American politician and educator who served as mayor of Boston and later as president of Harvard University in the early 19th century.
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C.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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D.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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E.
Samuel Quincy
Samuel Quincy was an 18th-century American lawyer and Loyalist who served as solicitor general of Massachusetts during the period leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| child |
Edmund Quincy
ⓘ
Josiah Quincy Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Quincy II
Samuel Quincy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Quincy ⓘ |
| givenName | Josiah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being patriarch of an influential American political family
ⓘ
leadership in colonial Massachusetts public life ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Quincy family ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Abigail Adams
ⓘ
surface form:
Abigail Smith Adams
Dorothy Quincy ⓘ Josiah Quincy Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Josiah Quincy II
Josiah Quincy III ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Braintree, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Braintree, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
ⓘ
member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Braintree, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Massachusetts politics ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Sturgis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Josiah Quincy I Description of subject: Josiah Quincy I was an 18th-century Massachusetts merchant and prominent colonial political figure whose family became influential in early American public life.
Referenced by (4)
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