Collector of the Port of Boston
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The Collector of the Port of Boston was a key federal customs post responsible for overseeing maritime trade, tariffs, and revenue collection at one of the United States’ most important early seaports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Collector of the Port of Boston canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3192320 — 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: Collector of the Port of Boston Context triple: [George Bancroft, positionHeld, Collector of the Port of Boston]
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A.
Collector of the Port of New York
The Collector of the Port of New York was a powerful 19th-century federal customs post responsible for overseeing and taxing the vast volume of imports entering through New York Harbor, making it one of the most politically influential patronage positions in the United States.
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B.
Revere
Revere is a surname most notably associated with American historical figure Paul Revere and various other individuals in politics, arts, and public life.
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C.
Old Ironsides
"Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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D.
Elizabeth Seaport
Elizabeth Seaport is a major commercial shipping and container terminal complex located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, forming part of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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E.
Surveyor of the Port of Salem
Surveyor of the Port of Salem was a mid-19th-century U.S. customs post in Salem, Massachusetts, overseeing the inspection and regulation of maritime trade.
- 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: Collector of the Port of Boston Target entity description: The Collector of the Port of Boston was a key federal customs post responsible for overseeing maritime trade, tariffs, and revenue collection at one of the United States’ most important early seaports.
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A.
Collector of the Port of New York
The Collector of the Port of New York was a powerful 19th-century federal customs post responsible for overseeing and taxing the vast volume of imports entering through New York Harbor, making it one of the most politically influential patronage positions in the United States.
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B.
Revere
Revere is a surname most notably associated with American historical figure Paul Revere and various other individuals in politics, arts, and public life.
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C.
Old Ironsides
"Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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D.
Elizabeth Seaport
Elizabeth Seaport is a major commercial shipping and container terminal complex located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, forming part of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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E.
Surveyor of the Port of Salem
Surveyor of the Port of Salem was a mid-19th-century U.S. customs post in Salem, Massachusetts, overseeing the inspection and regulation of maritime trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs post
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federal government office ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Port of Boston ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governs | customs procedures at the Port of Boston ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
customs administration
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international trade ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
collection of customs duties
ⓘ
collection of tariffs ⓘ enforcement of federal customs laws ⓘ oversight of maritime trade ⓘ protection of federal revenue ⓘ supervision of customs officers at the Port of Boston ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
enforcement of embargoes and trade restrictions when mandated by law
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generation of a substantial portion of early federal revenue ⓘ regulation of goods entering and leaving the Port of Boston ⓘ |
| hasLegalAuthority |
authority to issue customs clearances for vessels
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authority to levy customs duties on imports ⓘ authority to seize goods for customs violations ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalUnit |
customs inspectors at the Port of Boston
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tidewaiters and other subordinate customs officers ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCoverage |
19th century United States
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early history of the United States ⓘ era of sail and early steam shipping ⓘ |
| isKeyPostIn |
United States maritime trade regulation
ⓘ
United States revenue collection at seaports ⓘ |
| isPublicOfficeIn | federal customs system of the United States ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal statutory office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
United States customs district of Boston
|
| officeHolderSelectionMethod |
appointment with advice and consent of the United States Senate
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presidential appointment ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Customs Service
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United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| significantFor |
administration of tariff policy
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early federal revenue collection ⓘ oversight of one of the principal early American seaports ⓘ regulation of foreign commerce ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Secretary of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| usedFor |
collection of federal revenue from maritime trade
ⓘ
implementation of federal trade and tariff policy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Collector of the Port of Boston Description of subject: The Collector of the Port of Boston was a key federal customs post responsible for overseeing maritime trade, tariffs, and revenue collection at one of the United States’ most important early seaports.
Referenced by (1)
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