William Smallwood
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William Smallwood was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Maryland who served as the state's fourth governor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Smallwood canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5359528 — 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: William Smallwood Context triple: [Smallwood State Park, namedAfter, William Smallwood]
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A.
Samuel Weaver
Samuel Weaver was the teenage son of Randy Weaver who was fatally shot by U.S. marshals during the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho.
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B.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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C.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
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D.
Thomas Sampson
Thomas Sampson was a 16th-century English Puritan theologian and churchman known for his role in the early English Reformation and involvement with the Geneva Bible.
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E.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
- 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: William Smallwood Target entity description: William Smallwood was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Maryland who served as the state's fourth governor.
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A.
Samuel Weaver
Samuel Weaver was the teenage son of Randy Weaver who was fatally shot by U.S. marshals during the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho.
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B.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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C.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
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D.
Thomas Sampson
Thomas Sampson was a 16th-century English Puritan theologian and churchman known for his role in the early English Reformation and involvement with the Geneva Bible.
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E.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
ⓘ
governor of Maryland ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1732 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charles County, Maryland ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of Maryland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1792 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Prince George's County, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince George’s County, Maryland
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Smallwood ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasPart | Smallwood's Regiment ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
ⓘ
Maryland state government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Maryland
|
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| militaryUnitCommanded |
1st Maryland Regiment
ⓘ
Maryland Line ⓘ |
| namesake |
Smallwood State Park
ⓘ
Smallwood, Maryland ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
served in the Battle of Long Island
ⓘ
served in the Philadelphia campaign ⓘ served in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1788 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1785 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 4th Governor of Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Smallwood State Park ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Anti-Federalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Maryland
ⓘ
member of the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ officer in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Maryland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Smallwood Description of subject: William Smallwood was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Maryland who served as the state's fourth governor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.