William Bingham
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William Bingham was an American statesman and wealthy Federalist politician from Pennsylvania who served as a U.S. senator in the early years of the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Bingham canonical | 2 |
| William Bingham Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5623649 — 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 Bingham Context triple: [4th United States Congress, presidentProTemporeOfSenate, William Bingham]
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A.
William Preston
William Preston was a notable figure significant enough in regional or local history that the town of Preston, Georgia, was named in his honor.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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D.
James Rush
James Rush is the child of Australian actress Jane Menelaus and is primarily known in relation to his parents’ public profiles.
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E.
Charles Maclay
Charles Maclay was a 19th-century American politician, land developer, and founder of the city of San Fernando in California.
- 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 Bingham Target entity description: William Bingham was an American statesman and wealthy Federalist politician from Pennsylvania who served as a U.S. senator in the early years of the United States.
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A.
William Preston
William Preston was a notable figure significant enough in regional or local history that the town of Preston, Georgia, was named in his honor.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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D.
James Rush
James Rush is the child of Australian actress Jane Menelaus and is primarily known in relation to his parents’ public profiles.
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E.
Charles Maclay
Charles Maclay was a 19th-century American politician, land developer, and founder of the city of San Fernando in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Founding-era Federalist leadership
ⓘ
Philadelphia elite society ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1752-03-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
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| built | Bingham Mansion in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Bath Abbey, Bath, England
|
| child |
Ann Louisa Bingham
ⓘ
Maria Matilda Bingham ⓘ William Bingham Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William Bingham
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1804-02-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bath, Somerset, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of Philadelphia
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| endTime (term as U.S. senator) | 1801 ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Thomas Willing ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
early American finance
ⓘ
land speculation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Federalists
|
| notableFor | being one of the wealthiest men in the early United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Bingham estate in Maine ⓘ |
| occupation |
land speculator
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | large land holdings in Maine ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War (as commercial agent and privateer organizer)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary War
|
| positionHeld |
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States consul at Martinique ⓘ United States senator from Pennsylvania ⓘ member of the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| residence |
Bath, Somerset, England
ⓘ
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| spouse | Ann Willing Bingham ⓘ |
| startTime (term as U.S. senator) | 1795 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Bingham Description of subject: William Bingham was an American statesman and wealthy Federalist politician from Pennsylvania who served as a U.S. senator in the early years of the United States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William Bingham