Governor John Sullivan
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Governor John Sullivan was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader who served as governor of New Hampshire in the late 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Governor John Sullivan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4730296 — 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: Governor John Sullivan Context triple: [Sullivan County, New Hampshire, namedAfter, Governor John Sullivan]
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A.
Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge
Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge was a late 19th-century Republican governor of Massachusetts known for his progressive reforms and for helping to establish Patriots’ Day as a state holiday.
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B.
Governor G. Mennen Williams
Governor G. Mennen Williams was a long-serving mid-20th-century Democratic governor of Michigan known for his progressive policies and influential role in the state’s infrastructure and civil rights advancements.
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C.
Governor Bellingham
Governor Bellingham is a stern, aristocratic colonial magistrate in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter," symbolizing the rigid authority and moral judgment of Puritan society.
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D.
Governor Olson
Governor Olson is the honorific title used for Culbert Olson, who served as the 29th governor of California from 1939 to 1943.
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E.
John A. Dix
John A. Dix was a 19th-century American politician, military officer, and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, Union major general in the Civil War, and governor of New York.
- 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: Governor John Sullivan Target entity description: Governor John Sullivan was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader who served as governor of New Hampshire in the late 18th century.
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A.
Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge
Governor Frederic T. Greenhalge was a late 19th-century Republican governor of Massachusetts known for his progressive reforms and for helping to establish Patriots’ Day as a state holiday.
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B.
Governor G. Mennen Williams
Governor G. Mennen Williams was a long-serving mid-20th-century Democratic governor of Michigan known for his progressive policies and influential role in the state’s infrastructure and civil rights advancements.
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C.
Governor Bellingham
Governor Bellingham is a stern, aristocratic colonial magistrate in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter," symbolizing the rigid authority and moral judgment of Puritan society.
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D.
Governor Olson
Governor Olson is the honorific title used for Culbert Olson, who served as the 29th governor of California from 1939 to 1943.
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E.
John A. Dix
John A. Dix was a 19th-century American politician, military officer, and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, Union major general in the Civil War, and governor of New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
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Governor of New Hampshire ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1740-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1795-01-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Owen Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Sullivan County, New Hampshire named after him
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town of Sullivan, New Hampshire named after him ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Whig faction
NERFINISHED
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Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| mother | Margery Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the 1779 Sullivan Expedition against the Iroquois ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullivan Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Province of New Hampshire
NERFINISHED
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Somersworth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Durham, New Hampshire
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of New Hampshire
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President of New Hampshire ⓘ Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ United States District Judge for the District of New Hampshire ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ federal judge ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Durham, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lydia Remick Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Governor John Sullivan Description of subject: Governor John Sullivan was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader who served as governor of New Hampshire in the late 18th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.