British and Foreign Temperance Society
E370281
The British and Foreign Temperance Society was a 19th-century British organization that promoted abstinence from alcohol and helped spread the temperance movement both within the United Kingdom and internationally.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British and Foreign Temperance Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3548138 — 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: British and Foreign Temperance Society Context triple: [temperance movement, hasNotableOrganization, British and Foreign Temperance Society]
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A.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a historic American religious and social reform organization best known for leading the temperance movement and advocating for the prohibition of alcohol, as well as for women’s rights and social purity reforms.
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B.
Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society
The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society was a British humanitarian organization that campaigned against slavery and for the rights and welfare of Indigenous peoples throughout the British Empire and beyond.
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C.
American Temperance Society
The American Temperance Society was a prominent early 19th-century U.S. reform organization that campaigned for reduced alcohol consumption and helped launch the broader temperance movement.
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British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century British abolitionist organization dedicated to ending slavery and the slave trade worldwide through political advocacy, public campaigning, and international cooperation.
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E.
Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization founded in the late 19th century that advocates for gradual and democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change.
- 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: British and Foreign Temperance Society Target entity description: The British and Foreign Temperance Society was a 19th-century British organization that promoted abstinence from alcohol and helped spread the temperance movement both within the United Kingdom and internationally.
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A.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a historic American religious and social reform organization best known for leading the temperance movement and advocating for the prohibition of alcohol, as well as for women’s rights and social purity reforms.
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B.
Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society
The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society was a British humanitarian organization that campaigned against slavery and for the rights and welfare of Indigenous peoples throughout the British Empire and beyond.
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C.
American Temperance Society
The American Temperance Society was a prominent early 19th-century U.S. reform organization that campaigned for reduced alcohol consumption and helped launch the broader temperance movement.
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D.
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century British abolitionist organization dedicated to ending slavery and the slave trade worldwide through political advocacy, public campaigning, and international cooperation.
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E.
Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization founded in the late 19th century that advocates for gradual and democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century organization
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non-profit organization ⓘ temperance organization ⓘ |
| activity |
correspondence with foreign temperance advocates
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organizing public meetings ⓘ publishing temperance literature ⓘ supporting formation of local temperance societies ⓘ |
| aim |
promotion of abstinence from distilled spirits
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promotion of temperance principles abroad ⓘ promotion of temperance principles in Britain ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christian moral principles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1840s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public health
ⓘ
religious reform ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Band of Hope
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United Kingdom Alliance ⓘ other later British temperance organizations ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
George Redford
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John Pye Smith ⓘ Robert John Graham ⓘ William Collins ⓘ other British evangelicals ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
British working class
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clergy ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
annual reports
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pamphlets on alcohol abstinence ⓘ temperance tracts ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| influenced |
temperance movement
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surface form:
British temperance movement
North American temperance advocates ⓘ continental European temperance organizations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| movement | temperance movement ⓘ |
| opposed |
consumption of distilled spirits
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drunkenness ⓘ |
| precededBy | early British temperance societies ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Protestant
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evangelical Christianity ⓘ |
| slogan | abstinence from ardent spirits ⓘ |
| supported |
moral reform
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social reform ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Victorian era ⓘ |
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Subject: British and Foreign Temperance Society Description of subject: The British and Foreign Temperance Society was a 19th-century British organization that promoted abstinence from alcohol and helped spread the temperance movement both within the United Kingdom and internationally.
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