George William Gordon
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George William Gordon was a Jamaican politician, businessman, and critic of colonial rule who became a national hero after being executed for his alleged role in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George William Gordon canonical | 10 |
| George William Gordon (symbolic) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115827 — 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: George William Gordon Context triple: [Morant Bay Rebellion, associatedWith, George William Gordon]
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Thomas Curson Hansard
Thomas Curson Hansard was a 19th-century British printer and publisher best known for producing the official reports of parliamentary debates that came to bear his name.
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Henry Hunt
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John Lyon
John Lyon was a 16th-century English landowner and philanthropist best known for endowing and founding Harrow School, one of England’s leading public schools.
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Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was a 19th-century British statesman and novelist who twice served as Prime Minister and played a key role in shaping modern conservatism and the British Empire.
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was a prominent 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: George William Gordon Target entity description: George William Gordon was a Jamaican politician, businessman, and critic of colonial rule who became a national hero after being executed for his alleged role in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865.
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A.
Thomas Curson Hansard
Thomas Curson Hansard was a 19th-century British printer and publisher best known for producing the official reports of parliamentary debates that came to bear his name.
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B.
Henry Hunt
Henry Hunt was a prominent early 19th-century British radical orator and reformer known for championing parliamentary reform and mass political gatherings.
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C.
John Lyon
John Lyon was a 16th-century English landowner and philanthropist best known for endowing and founding Harrow School, one of England’s leading public schools.
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D.
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was a 19th-century British statesman and novelist who twice served as Prime Minister and played a key role in shaping modern conservatism and the British Empire.
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E.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was a prominent 19th-century British Whig statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and played a key role in advancing parliamentary reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jamaican politician
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ human ⓘ national hero of Jamaica ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater political representation for freedpeople
ⓘ
land reform in Jamaica ⓘ rights of poor black Jamaicans ⓘ |
| arrestedDuring | aftermath of the Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paul Bogle ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
commercial enterprises in Kingston
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land and property dealings ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| chargedWith | high treason ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
inclusion on Jamaican currency (banknote)
ⓘ
statues and monuments in Jamaica ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| criticized |
British colonial administration in Jamaica
ⓘ
Governor Edward Eyre's policies ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-03-?? ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-10-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | mixed-race Jamaican ⓘ |
| event | Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| father | Joseph Gordon ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Scottish planter ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Jamaican school history curricula ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century Jamaica ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of National Hero (posthumous)
ⓘ
declared a National Hero of Jamaica ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opposition to abuses by local magistrates
ⓘ
public speeches against colonial injustices ⓘ |
| legacy |
recognized as a martyr for justice in Jamaica
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to colonial oppression ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| movement | post-emancipation rights movement in Jamaica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticism of British colonial rule in Jamaica
ⓘ
role in events surrounding the Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jamaica ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingston
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingston, Jamaica
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| politicalAlignment | critic of Governor Edward Eyre ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the Jamaican House of Assembly ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Kingston
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surface form:
Kingston, Jamaica
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| spouse | Lucy Shannon ⓘ |
| trialBy | court-martial ⓘ |
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Subject: George William Gordon Description of subject: George William Gordon was a Jamaican politician, businessman, and critic of colonial rule who became a national hero after being executed for his alleged role in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865.
Referenced by (11)
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