Cornelius Harnett
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Cornelius Harnett was an American Revolutionary War-era political leader from North Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and a prominent patriot in the struggle for independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornelius Harnett canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110430 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelius Harnett Context triple: [Harnett County, North Carolina, namedAfter, Cornelius Harnett]
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A.
James Iredell Sr.
James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
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B.
James Iredell Jr.
James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
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C.
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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E.
John Sevier
John Sevier was an American frontiersman, soldier, and statesman who became a Revolutionary War hero and later the first governor of Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cornelius Harnett Target entity description: Cornelius Harnett was an American Revolutionary War-era political leader from North Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and a prominent patriot in the struggle for independence.
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A.
James Iredell Sr.
James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
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B.
James Iredell Jr.
James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
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C.
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.
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D.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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E.
John Sevier
John Sevier was an American frontiersman, soldier, and statesman who became a Revolutionary War hero and later the first governor of Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Continental Congress delegate ⓘ human ⓘ patriot ⓘ |
| birthName | Cornelius Harnett self-link ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness following imprisonment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ONNED1
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1723 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1781 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Harnett ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelius ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died in captivity-related illness ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
North Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina Council of Safety
North Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| namesake | Harnett County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early advocacy of American independence
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leadership in North Carolina during the American Revolution ⓘ service as a delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the Halifax Resolves
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opposition to the Stamp Act ⓘ organization of resistance in Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
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American Revolutionary era ⓘ
surface form:
American independence movement
Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act crisis
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| placeOfBirth |
Chowan County
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surface form:
Chowan County, Province of North Carolina
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| placeOfDeath |
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| politicalAlignment |
Patriot
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Whig (American Revolution) ⓘ
surface form:
Whig
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| positionHeld |
chairman of the Wilmington Committee of Safety
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commissioner of Wilmington ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ justice of the peace in New Hanover County ⓘ member of the North Carolina Committee of Correspondence ⓘ member of the North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ member of the North Carolina House of Commons ⓘ member of the North Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ president of the North Carolina Council of Safety ⓘ sheriff of New Hanover County ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| spouse | Mary Holt Harnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornelius Harnett Description of subject: Cornelius Harnett was an American Revolutionary War-era political leader from North Carolina who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and a prominent patriot in the struggle for independence.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.