Governor Duval
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Governor Duval is the honorific title used for William Pope Duval, the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Governor Duval canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8347256 — 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: Governor Duval Context triple: [William Pope Duval, honorificTitle, Governor Duval]
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A.
Donald Harrison Jr.
Donald Harrison Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and composer known for blending traditional New Orleans styles with modern jazz and for his work on film soundtracks.
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B.
Lawton Chiles
Lawton Chiles was an American Democratic politician who served as a long-time U.S. senator from Florida and later as the state's governor in the 1990s.
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C.
Governor John Sparks
Governor John Sparks was an early 20th-century Nevada rancher and politician who served as the state's governor and became notable enough that the city of Sparks, Nevada, was named in his honor.
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D.
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was a long-serving and influential Democratic politician who led Louisiana for four terms and became one of the state’s most prominent and controversial governors.
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E.
Chet Lott
Chet Lott is an American businessman and Republican political figure from Mississippi, known in part as the son of former U.S. Senator Trent Lott.
- 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: Governor Duval Target entity description: Governor Duval is the honorific title used for William Pope Duval, the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory in the early 19th century.
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A.
Donald Harrison Jr.
Donald Harrison Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and composer known for blending traditional New Orleans styles with modern jazz and for his work on film soundtracks.
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B.
Lawton Chiles
Lawton Chiles was an American Democratic politician who served as a long-time U.S. senator from Florida and later as the state's governor in the 1990s.
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C.
Governor John Sparks
Governor John Sparks was an early 20th-century Nevada rancher and politician who served as the state's governor and became notable enough that the city of Sparks, Nevada, was named in his honor.
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D.
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was a long-serving and influential Democratic politician who led Louisiana for four terms and became one of the state’s most prominent and controversial governors.
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E.
Chet Lott
Chet Lott is an American businessman and Republican political figure from Mississippi, known in part as the son of former U.S. Senator Trent Lott.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1784-09-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1854-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States congressional records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical records of Florida Territory ⓘ |
| endTime | 1834 (as Governor of Florida Territory) ⓘ |
| familyName | Duval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ territorial administration ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Governor Duval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | correspondence with federal authorities on Florida governance ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic-Republican Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacksonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first civilian governor of Florida Territory
ⓘ
longest-serving territorial governor of Florida ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Duval County, Florida named in his honor
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Duval Street in Jacksonville named in his honor ⓘ Duval Street in Key West named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States House of Representatives seat from Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | first civilian governor of Florida Territory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Florida Territory
ⓘ
United States territorial judge ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William P. Duval (as military/acting governance replaced by civilian administration) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Tallahassee, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Hynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1822 (as Governor of Florida Territory) ⓘ |
| successor | John H. Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Governor Duval Description of subject: Governor Duval is the honorific title used for William Pope Duval, the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory in the early 19th century.
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