Chauncey Goodrich
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Chauncey Goodrich was an American lawyer, politician, and lexicographer known for his work on early American dictionaries and his service in the U.S. Congress and as lieutenant governor of Connecticut.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chauncey Goodrich canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5635063 — 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: Chauncey Goodrich Context triple: [Goodrich, hasNotableBearer, Chauncey Goodrich]
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A.
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American statesman who served as the second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the republic.
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B.
Philo Delano
Philo Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family, an American lineage known for its historical influence and connections to notable political figures.
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C.
Elias B. Fish
Elias B. Fish was a United States government official who served as a federal customs administrator in New York City.
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D.
Oliver Wolcott Sr.
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
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E.
Benjamin Ely
Benjamin Ely was an influential figure whose ideas and work helped shape the thought and career of educator and women's education pioneer Sophia Smith.
- 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: Chauncey Goodrich Target entity description: Chauncey Goodrich was an American lawyer, politician, and lexicographer known for his work on early American dictionaries and his service in the U.S. Congress and as lieutenant governor of Connecticut.
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A.
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American statesman who served as the second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the republic.
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B.
Philo Delano
Philo Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family, an American lineage known for its historical influence and connections to notable political figures.
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C.
Elias B. Fish
Elias B. Fish was a United States government official who served as a federal customs administrator in New York City.
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D.
Oliver Wolcott Sr.
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
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E.
Benjamin Ely
Benjamin Ely was an influential figure whose ideas and work helped shape the thought and career of educator and women's education pioneer Sophia Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale College ⓘ |
| employer | Yale College ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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lexicography ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
service as lieutenant governor of Connecticut
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service in the U.S. Congress ⓘ work on early American dictionaries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federalist Party
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linked to:
Federalists
United States Congress ⓘ |
| notableWork | revisions of Noah Webster’s American dictionary ⓘ |
| occupation |
college professor
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lawyer ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Durham, Connecticut, United States of America
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linked to:
Durham, Connecticut
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| placeOfDeath |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
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United States Senator ⓘ mayor of Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| relative | Noah Webster ⓘ |
| residence |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chauncey Goodrich Description of subject: Chauncey Goodrich was an American lawyer, politician, and lexicographer known for his work on early American dictionaries and his service in the U.S. Congress and as lieutenant governor of Connecticut.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.