Arthur St. Clair
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Arthur St. Clair was an American Revolutionary War general and early U.S. political leader who served as governor of the Northwest Territory and played a major role in the young nation’s western expansion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur St. Clair canonical | 28 |
| Major General Arthur St. Clair | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T432428 — 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: Arthur St. Clair Context triple: [Northwest Indian War, commander, Arthur St. Clair]
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A.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
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B.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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C.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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D.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
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E.
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
- 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: Arthur St. Clair Target entity description: Arthur St. Clair was an American Revolutionary War general and early U.S. political leader who served as governor of the Northwest Territory and played a major role in the young nation’s western expansion.
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A.
James McHenry
James McHenry was an American statesman, physician, Revolutionary War surgeon, and U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.
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B.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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C.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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D.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
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E.
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
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Continental Army officer ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Congress of the Confederation
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George Washington ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1737-03-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1818-08-31 ⓘ |
| education | studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
British Army
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Continental Congress ⓘ |
| familyName | St. Clair ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| knownFor |
governing and organizing the Northwest Territory
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role in early westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
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Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
American Revolutionary War
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French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
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| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
commanded American forces in the 1791 campaign against Native Americans known as St. Clair's Defeat
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ordered evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga in 1777 ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as governor of the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 7 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Princeton
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Battle of Trenton ⓘ Northwest Indian War ⓘ Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | St. Clair Park, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Western Department of the Continental Army
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Governor of the Northwest Territory ⓘ Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Major General in the Continental Army ⓘ Member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council ⓘ President of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| residence | Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Phoebe Bayard ⓘ |
| termEnd |
as Governor of the Northwest Territory: 1802-11-22
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as President of the Continental Congress: 1787-11-04 ⓘ |
| termStart |
as Governor of the Northwest Territory: 1788-07-15
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as President of the Continental Congress: 1787-02-02 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur St. Clair Description of subject: Arthur St. Clair was an American Revolutionary War general and early U.S. political leader who served as governor of the Northwest Territory and played a major role in the young nation’s western expansion.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
St. Clair County, Alabama
subject surface form:
Ligonier Valley
this entity surface form:
Major General Arthur St. Clair