Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois
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Thomas Ford was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as the eighth governor of Illinois, noted for his role in stabilizing the state’s finances and his history of Illinois.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7383331 — 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)
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Target entity: Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois Context triple: [Ford County, Illinois, namedAfter, Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois]
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Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby
Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby was a three-term Republican governor and Civil War general known for his role in the aftermath of the Haymarket affair, including the commutation of several defendants’ death sentences.
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Oliver P. Morton
Oliver P. Morton was an American politician who served as the Civil War–era governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator, noted for his strong Unionist and Republican leadership.
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J. B. Pritzker
J. B. Pritzker is an American billionaire businessman and Democratic politician who serves as the governor of Illinois.
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John Peter Altgeld
John Peter Altgeld was a Progressive-era Governor of Illinois (1893–1897) best known for his controversial pardon of three Haymarket Affair defendants and his advocacy for labor and social justice reforms.
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E.
Frank F. Patterson
Frank F. Patterson was an American military aviator and early U.S. Army Air Service officer after whom Patterson Field (now part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) was named following his death in a 1918 flight accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois Target entity description: Thomas Ford was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as the eighth governor of Illinois, noted for his role in stabilizing the state’s finances and his history of Illinois.
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A.
Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby
Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby was a three-term Republican governor and Civil War general known for his role in the aftermath of the Haymarket affair, including the commutation of several defendants’ death sentences.
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B.
Oliver P. Morton
Oliver P. Morton was an American politician who served as the Civil War–era governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator, noted for his strong Unionist and Republican leadership.
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C.
J. B. Pritzker
J. B. Pritzker is an American billionaire businessman and Democratic politician who serves as the governor of Illinois.
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D.
John Peter Altgeld
John Peter Altgeld was a Progressive-era Governor of Illinois (1893–1897) best known for his controversial pardon of three Haymarket Affair defendants and his advocacy for labor and social justice reforms.
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E.
Frank F. Patterson
Frank F. Patterson was an American military aviator and early U.S. Army Air Service officer after whom Patterson Field (now part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) was named following his death in a 1918 flight accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Illinois
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Springdale Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1800-12-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1850-11-03 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography
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law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
History of Illinois (1847)
NERFINISHED
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efforts to reduce Illinois state debt ⓘ service as the eighth governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalProfession | state judge in Illinois ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
authored an early comprehensive history of Illinois
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stabilized the finances of the State of Illinois ⓘ |
| notableWork | A History of Illinois, from its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1842 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 8 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Uniontown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Peoria, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| residence | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOffice | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Illinois history
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state finances of Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois Description of subject: Thomas Ford was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as the eighth governor of Illinois, noted for his role in stabilizing the state’s finances and his history of Illinois.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.