Stevens T. Mason
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Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stevens T. Mason canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4734693 — 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: Stevens T. Mason Context triple: [Michigan Territory, hasGovernor, Stevens T. Mason]
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A.
Emory A. Chase
Emory A. Chase was an American jurist who served as a judge on the New York Court of Appeals in the early 20th century.
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B.
Moses H. Sherman
Moses H. Sherman was an American railroad executive and real estate developer who played a key role in the early urban and transportation development of Los Angeles and the American Southwest.
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C.
Hampton L. Story
Hampton L. Story was an American businessman and hotelier best known for co-founding the iconic Victorian seaside resort Hotel del Coronado in California.
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D.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
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E.
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright was an American actor and singer best known for voicing Sebastian the crab and performing the Oscar-winning song "Under the Sea" in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
- 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: Stevens T. Mason Target entity description: Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.
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A.
Emory A. Chase
Emory A. Chase was an American jurist who served as a judge on the New York Court of Appeals in the early 20th century.
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B.
Moses H. Sherman
Moses H. Sherman was an American railroad executive and real estate developer who played a key role in the early urban and transportation development of Los Angeles and the American Southwest.
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C.
Hampton L. Story
Hampton L. Story was an American businessman and hotelier best known for co-founding the iconic Victorian seaside resort Hotel del Coronado in California.
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D.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
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E.
Samuel E. Wright
Samuel E. Wright was an American actor and singer best known for voicing Sebastian the crab and performing the Oscar-winning song "Under the Sea" in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| ageAtInaugurationAsGovernorOfMichigan | 24 ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1811-10-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Leesburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizedIn | history of Michigan statehood ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1843-01-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan state historical records ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Transylvania University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1840-01-07 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsGovernorOfMichigan | 1840-01-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Thomson Mason Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | John Thomson Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Stevens T. Mason statue in Detroit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating Michigan’s claim in the Toledo Strip dispute
ⓘ
supporting internal improvements in Michigan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan
ⓘ
leading Michigan to statehood ⓘ |
| notableNickname | Boy Governor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
public administrator ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Michigan ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Toledo War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Capitol Park, Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Acting Governor of Michigan Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | position created (Governor of Michigan) ⓘ |
| relative | George Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signatureImage | Stevens T. Mason signature.svg ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
led Michigan during transition from territory to state
ⓘ
oversaw drafting of Michigan’s first state constitution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1834-08-31 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsGovernorOfMichigan | 1835-11-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | William Woodbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stevens T. Mason Description of subject: Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.
Referenced by (2)
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