John Taylor
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John Taylor was the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a prominent 19th-century Mormon leader.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Taylor canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5296601 — 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: John Taylor Context triple: [Brigham Young, successor, John Taylor]
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John Taylor
John Taylor was the husband of philosopher and women's rights advocate Harriet Taylor Mill, known primarily in relation to her life and intellectual circle.
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John Taylor
John Taylor was an American politician and political philosopher from Virginia, known for his strong advocacy of states’ rights and agrarian republicanism in the early United States.
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John Taylor
John Taylor was an early 20th-century baseball executive best known for establishing and running the Negro league team Indianapolis ABCs.
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D.
John Taylor
John Taylor is a musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the British new wave band Duran Duran.
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Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor is a prominent American business executive best known as the longtime leader and former CEO of Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
- 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: John Taylor Target entity description: John Taylor was the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a prominent 19th-century Mormon leader.
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A.
John Taylor
John Taylor was the husband of philosopher and women's rights advocate Harriet Taylor Mill, known primarily in relation to her life and intellectual circle.
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B.
John Taylor
John Taylor was an American politician and political philosopher from Virginia, known for his strong advocacy of states’ rights and agrarian republicanism in the early United States.
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C.
John Taylor
John Taylor is a musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the British new wave band Duran Duran.
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D.
John Taylor
John Taylor was an early 20th-century baseball executive best known for establishing and running the Negro league team Indianapolis ABCs.
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E.
Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor is a prominent American business executive best known as the longtime leader and former CEO of Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mormon leader
ⓘ
human ⓘ president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| baptismDate | 1836-05-09 ⓘ |
| baptizedInto |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| birthDate | 1808-11-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Milnthorpe
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Salt Lake City Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | congestive heart failure ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Methodism
ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1887-07-25 ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| missionaryService |
LDS missionary in France
ⓘ
LDS missionary in Germany ⓘ LDS missionary in the British Isles ⓘ |
| movement |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
|
| name | John Taylor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Government of God
ⓘ
The Mediation and Atonement ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 34 ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1887-07-25 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1880-10-10 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Nauvoo period of Latter Day Saint history
ⓘ
events surrounding the martyrdom of Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kaysville, Utah Territory
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaysville, Utah
United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
3rd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
Utah territorial legislator ⓘ apostle of the LDS Church ⓘ editor of Nauvoo Neighbor ⓘ editor of Times and Seasons ⓘ member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church ⓘ |
| predecessor | Brigham Young ⓘ |
| religion |
Mormonism
ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| residence |
Kaysville, Utah Territory
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaysville, Utah
Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ Salt Lake City, Utah Territory ⓘ
linked to:
Salt Lake City
|
| spouse |
Agnes Taylor
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linked to:
Margaret Young Taylor
Ann W. Hoagland Taylor ⓘ Elizabeth Kaighin Taylor ⓘ Emily Cutler Taylor ⓘ Harriet Whitmore Taylor ⓘ Jane Ballantyne Taylor ⓘ Leonora Cannon Taylor ⓘ Margaret Young Taylor ⓘ Mary Ann Oakley Taylor ⓘ Sarah Thornton Taylor ⓘ Sophia Whitmore Taylor ⓘ |
| successor | Wilford Woodruff ⓘ |
| woundedIn | Carthage Jail attack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Taylor Description of subject: John Taylor was the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a prominent 19th-century Mormon leader.
Referenced by (11)
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