Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut
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Jonathan Trumbull Jr. was an American Revolutionary War officer and statesman who served as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the United States, continuing his prominent family's political legacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4494671 — 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: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut Context triple: [Oliver Wolcott Sr., succeededBy, Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut]
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A.
John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut)
John Cotton Smith was an early 19th-century American lawyer, Federalist politician, and the last Federalist governor of Connecticut, known for his conservative leadership during the post-War of 1812 era.
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B.
Gideon Tomlinson (as Governor of Connecticut)
Gideon Tomlinson was an early 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of Connecticut and later as a U.S. Senator.
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C.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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D.
Oliver Wolcott Sr.
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
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E.
Governor Thomas Dudley
Governor Thomas Dudley was a prominent early colonial leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
- 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: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut Target entity description: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. was an American Revolutionary War officer and statesman who served as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the United States, continuing his prominent family's political legacy.
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A.
John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut)
John Cotton Smith was an early 19th-century American lawyer, Federalist politician, and the last Federalist governor of Connecticut, known for his conservative leadership during the post-War of 1812 era.
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B.
Gideon Tomlinson (as Governor of Connecticut)
Gideon Tomlinson was an early 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of Connecticut and later as a U.S. Senator.
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C.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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D.
Oliver Wolcott Sr.
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
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E.
Governor Thomas Dudley
Governor Thomas Dudley was a prominent early colonial leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Connecticut
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human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lebanon, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1740-03-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1809-08-07 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States congressional biographies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical records of the State of Connecticut ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Trumbull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jonathan Trumbull Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped organize supplies for the Continental Army
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served in both houses of the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Trumbull family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership as Governor of Connecticut
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service as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Connecticut ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lebanon, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lebanon, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senator from Connecticut ⓘ member of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oliver Wolcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Lebanon, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | John Trumbull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Eunice Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | John Treadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1809-08-07 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1797-10-16 ⓘ |
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Subject: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. as Governor of Connecticut Description of subject: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. was an American Revolutionary War officer and statesman who served as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the United States, continuing his prominent family's political legacy.
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