Benjamin Davis Wilson
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Benjamin Davis Wilson was a 19th-century American-born pioneer, landowner, and politician in Southern California who became a prominent early settler and civic leader in the Los Angeles area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Davis Wilson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5215490 — 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: Benjamin Davis Wilson Context triple: [Mount Wilson, California, namedAfter, Benjamin Davis Wilson]
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A.
Samuel Thomas Wilson
Samuel Thomas Wilson is the full name of Sam Wilson, the Marvel Comics superhero better known as the Falcon and later as Captain America.
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B.
Aaron Montgomery Ward
Aaron Montgomery Ward was an American businessman and pioneer of mail-order retailing who founded the Montgomery Ward department store company in the late 19th century.
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C.
William Lord Wright
William Lord Wright was an early 20th-century American film producer best known for his work on silent-era adventure and genre films.
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D.
Louis D. Wilson
Louis D. Wilson was a 19th-century North Carolina politician and military officer after whom the city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named.
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E.
Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson was an American songwriter and record producer best known for his influential work with Motown Records in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Benjamin Davis Wilson Target entity description: Benjamin Davis Wilson was a 19th-century American-born pioneer, landowner, and politician in Southern California who became a prominent early settler and civic leader in the Los Angeles area.
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A.
Samuel Thomas Wilson
Samuel Thomas Wilson is the full name of Sam Wilson, the Marvel Comics superhero better known as the Falcon and later as Captain America.
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B.
Aaron Montgomery Ward
Aaron Montgomery Ward was an American businessman and pioneer of mail-order retailing who founded the Montgomery Ward department store company in the late 19th century.
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C.
William Lord Wright
William Lord Wright was an early 20th-century American film producer best known for his work on silent-era adventure and genre films.
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D.
Louis D. Wilson
Louis D. Wilson was a 19th-century North Carolina politician and military officer after whom the city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named.
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E.
Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson was an American songwriter and record producer best known for his influential work with Motown Records in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American emigrant to Mexico
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California state senator ⓘ landowner ⓘ mayor ⓘ person ⓘ pioneer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1811-12-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tennessee ⓘ |
| child |
Maria de Jesus Wilson
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Ruth Wilson ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Don Benito Street in Pasadena
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Mount Wilson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1878-03-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alhambra, California ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilson ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lake Vineyard Ranch (portion of his holdings)
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lands that later became parts of Pasadena and Alhambra ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Southern California agriculture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an early American settler in Southern California
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civic leadership in the Los Angeles area ⓘ role in early development of Pasadena area ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Benjamin Davis Wilson ⓘ |
| nickname | Don Benito ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Rancho San Pascual ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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pioneer ⓘ politician ⓘ rancher ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1852 (mayor of Los Angeles) ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1851 (mayor of Los Angeles) ⓘ |
| owned |
Rancho San Pascual
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large landholdings in the San Gabriel Valley ⓘ |
| politicalRegion | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Los Angeles
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member of the California State Senate ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| relative |
George S. Patton (grandson by marriage)
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linked to:
George S. Patton
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| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| residence |
Los Angeles, California
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San Gabriel Valley, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Gabriel Valley
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| spouse |
Margaret Hereford
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Ramona Yorba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benjamin Davis Wilson Description of subject: Benjamin Davis Wilson was a 19th-century American-born pioneer, landowner, and politician in Southern California who became a prominent early settler and civic leader in the Los Angeles area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.