Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
E478714
Governor of Connecticut
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
politician
statesman
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. was an American statesman from Connecticut who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as the state’s governor in the early years of the republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Trumbull Jr. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4902734 — 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: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Context triple: [Second United States Congress, speakerOfTheHouse, Jonathan Trumbull Jr.]
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A.
Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett was an American physician, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and served as the first governor of New Hampshire.
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B.
Robert Howe
Robert Howe was a Continental Army general from North Carolina who played a significant role in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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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.
Nathaniel Gorham
Nathaniel Gorham was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and played a key role in the early governance of the United States.
- 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: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Target entity description: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. was an American statesman from Connecticut who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as the state’s governor in the early years of the republic.
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A.
Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett was an American physician, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and served as the first governor of New Hampshire.
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B.
Robert Howe
Robert Howe was a Continental Army general from North Carolina who played a significant role in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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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.
Nathaniel Gorham
Nathaniel Gorham was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and played a key role in the early governance of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Connecticut
ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Trumbull Cemetery, Lebanon, Connecticut ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1740-03-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1809-08-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
|
| familyName | Trumbull ⓘ |
| father |
Jonathan Trumbull Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Jonathan Trumbull
|
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Federalists
|
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Paymaster General of the Northern Department ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Service as Governor of Connecticut
ⓘ
Service as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Governor of Connecticut term end 1809-08-07
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut term end 1797-10-16 ⓘ Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives term end 1793-03-03 ⓘ U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large term end 1795-03-03 ⓘ United States Senator from Connecticut term end 1796-06-10 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Governor of Connecticut term start 1797-10-16
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut term start 1796-10-13 ⓘ Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives term start 1791-10-24 ⓘ U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large term start 1789-03-04 ⓘ United States Senator from Connecticut term start 1795-03-04 ⓘ |
| partOf |
1st United States Congress
ⓘ
linked to:
First United States Congress
2nd United States Congress ⓘ
linked to:
Second United States Congress
3rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lebanon, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lebanon, Connecticut ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Connecticut
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senator from Connecticut ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Lebanon, Connecticut ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | John Trumbull ⓘ |
| spouse | Eunice Backus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Description of subject: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. was an American statesman from Connecticut who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as the state’s governor in the early years of the republic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.