David Caldwell
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David Caldwell was an influential North Carolina Presbyterian minister, educator, and political leader known for his prominent Anti-Federalist role in the debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Caldwell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7149846 — 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: David Caldwell Context triple: [Hillsborough Convention of 1788, notableAntiFederalistDelegate, David Caldwell]
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A.
Stan Cadwallader
Stan Cadwallader is an American former firefighter best known as the longtime partner and later husband of actor and singer Jim Nabors.
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B.
George Caldwell
George Caldwell is the hapless yet resourceful book editor protagonist of the 1976 comedy-thriller film "Silver Streak," portrayed by Gene Wilder.
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C.
Paul Caldwell Wilson
Paul Caldwell Wilson was the husband of Frances Perkins, the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and a key architect of New Deal social policies.
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D.
David Duffield
David Duffield is an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding the enterprise software companies PeopleSoft and Workday.
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E.
David Semple
David Semple was a British bacteriologist best known for developing an early anti-rabies vaccine while serving in the Indian Medical Service.
- 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: David Caldwell Target entity description: David Caldwell was an influential North Carolina Presbyterian minister, educator, and political leader known for his prominent Anti-Federalist role in the debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Stan Cadwallader
Stan Cadwallader is an American former firefighter best known as the longtime partner and later husband of actor and singer Jim Nabors.
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B.
George Caldwell
George Caldwell is the hapless yet resourceful book editor protagonist of the 1976 comedy-thriller film "Silver Streak," portrayed by Gene Wilder.
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C.
Paul Caldwell Wilson
Paul Caldwell Wilson was the husband of Frances Perkins, the first female U.S. Secretary of Labor and a key architect of New Deal social policies.
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D.
David Duffield
David Duffield is an American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding the enterprise software companies PeopleSoft and Workday.
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E.
David Semple
David Semple was a British bacteriologist best known for developing an early anti-rabies vaccine while serving in the Indian Medical Service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian minister
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educator ⓘ person ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
North Carolina politics ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1725-03-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| clergyType | Presbyterian clergy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1824-08-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Guilford County, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Guilford County
|
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
The College of New Jersey
Princeton University ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Caldwell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
politics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| influenced | backcountry political opinion in North Carolina ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding an academy often called a "log college"
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influential Anti-Federalist role in North Carolina ⓘ participation in debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution ⓘ religious and educational leadership in backcountry North Carolina ⓘ |
| movement |
Anti-Federalism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Federalists
|
| notableWork | Log College in Guilford County ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
ⓘ
minister ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | North Carolina ratification debates on the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalist
ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Federalists
|
| positionHeld |
Presbyterian minister in Guilford County, North Carolina
ⓘ
leader in North Carolina Anti-Federalist movement ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
Guilford County, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Guilford County
|
| spouse | Rachel Craighead Caldwell ⓘ |
| supportedCause | greater protections for individual and state rights in the Constitution ⓘ |
| taught |
classical languages
ⓘ
preparation for the ministry ⓘ theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Caldwell Description of subject: David Caldwell was an influential North Carolina Presbyterian minister, educator, and political leader known for his prominent Anti-Federalist role in the debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.