Thomas Wilson Dorr
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Thomas Wilson Dorr was an American politician and reformer best known for leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in an effort to expand voting rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Wilson Dorr canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6624737 — 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: Thomas Wilson Dorr Context triple: [North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island, burialPlaceOf, Thomas Wilson Dorr]
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A.
Isaac Butt
Isaac Butt was a 19th-century Irish barrister, politician, and nationalist leader who founded and led the Home Rule movement seeking self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom.
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B.
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer best known for his supporting roles in classic 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including "It's a Wonderful Life."
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C.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
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D.
Benjamin G. Seixas
Benjamin G. Seixas was an early American financier known for being among the original New York stockbrokers who helped lay the foundations of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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E.
Thomas J. Clarke
Thomas J. Clarke was a prominent Irish republican revolutionary and veteran Fenian who became one of the principal architects and symbolic leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland.
- 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: Thomas Wilson Dorr Target entity description: Thomas Wilson Dorr was an American politician and reformer best known for leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in an effort to expand voting rights.
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A.
Isaac Butt
Isaac Butt was a 19th-century Irish barrister, politician, and nationalist leader who founded and led the Home Rule movement seeking self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom.
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B.
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer best known for his supporting roles in classic 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including "It's a Wonderful Life."
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C.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
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D.
Benjamin G. Seixas
Benjamin G. Seixas was an early American financier known for being among the original New York stockbrokers who helped lay the foundations of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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E.
Thomas J. Clarke
Thomas J. Clarke was a prominent Irish republican revolutionary and veteran Fenian who became one of the principal architects and symbolic leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ political reformer ⓘ |
| advocated |
broader white male suffrage
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constitutional reform in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Rhode Island constitutional convention (People’s Convention) of 1841 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1805-11-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Providence, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
|
| burialPlace | Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| cause | opposition to Rhode Island’s outdated colonial charter ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Charter government of Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1854-12-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Providence, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
|
| drafted |
People’s Constitution of Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhode Island state constitution
|
| education |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
|
| electedAs | governor under the People’s Constitution in 1842 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dorr ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law (state level)
ⓘ
electoral reform ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Wilson Dorr ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Antebellum United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Antebellum period
|
| imprisonmentLocation | Rhode Island state prison ⓘ |
| influenced | later suffrage and constitutional reform movements in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | convicted of treason against the state of Rhode Island ⓘ |
| movement | suffrage expansion ⓘ |
| notableFor | Dorr Rebellion ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Governor of Rhode Island (People's Constitution government)
ⓘ
linked to:
Governor of Rhode Island
|
| pardon | released from prison in 1845 ⓘ |
| parent |
Lydia Allen Dorr
ⓘ
Sullivan Dorr ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | advocacy for expanded voting rights in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| posthumousRecognition | conviction annulled by Rhode Island in 1854 ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| residence |
Providence, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
|
| sentence | life imprisonment (later modified) ⓘ |
| termStart | 1842 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Thomas Wilson Dorr Description of subject: Thomas Wilson Dorr was an American politician and reformer best known for leading the 1841–1842 Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in an effort to expand voting rights.
Referenced by (7)
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