David Douty Colton
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David Douty Colton was a 19th-century American railroad executive and politician associated with the Central Pacific Railroad and California development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Douty Colton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7191681 — 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 Douty Colton Context triple: [Colton, namedAfter, David Douty Colton]
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A.
David Daggett
David Daggett was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from Connecticut who co-founded Yale Law School and served as a U.S. senator and chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
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B.
Osborne Colson
Osborne Colson was a prominent Canadian figure skating coach and former national champion known for mentoring several elite skaters.
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C.
Jeremiah Jones Colbath
Jeremiah Jones Colbath was the original name of Henry Wilson, a 19th-century American politician who became Vice President of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
William Drinkard
William Drinkard is a gospel singer best known as a member of the influential family group The Drinkard Singers, which helped shape mid-20th-century American gospel music.
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E.
James Henry Darlington
James Henry Darlington was an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the Diocese of Harrisburg in the early 20th century.
- 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 Douty Colton Target entity description: David Douty Colton was a 19th-century American railroad executive and politician associated with the Central Pacific Railroad and California development.
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A.
David Daggett
David Daggett was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from Connecticut who co-founded Yale Law School and served as a U.S. senator and chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
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B.
Osborne Colson
Osborne Colson was a prominent Canadian figure skating coach and former national champion known for mentoring several elite skaters.
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C.
Jeremiah Jones Colbath
Jeremiah Jones Colbath was the original name of Henry Wilson, a 19th-century American politician who became Vice President of the United States under Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
William Drinkard
William Drinkard is a gospel singer best known as a member of the influential family group The Drinkard Singers, which helped shape mid-20th-century American gospel music.
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E.
James Henry Darlington
James Henry Darlington was an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the Diocese of Harrisburg in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1831-07-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1878-10-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Central Pacific Railroad
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Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| familyName | Colton ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Colton Hall (California estate)
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linked to:
Colton Hall
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| memberOf |
The Associates of the Central Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Four of the Central Pacific
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| middleName | Douty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in California politics
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role in expansion of railroads in the American West ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Central Pacific Railroad interests in California ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
railroad executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Maine ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| positionHeld | vice president of Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| residence |
Alameda County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Alameda County
San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen M. Colton ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Douty Colton Description of subject: David Douty Colton was a 19th-century American railroad executive and politician associated with the Central Pacific Railroad and California development.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.