Thomas Jesup
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Thomas Jesup was a long-serving U.S. Army officer and Quartermaster General known for his prominent command roles in the Seminole Wars and other early 19th-century American conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Jesup canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8539579 — 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: Thomas Jesup Context triple: [Third Seminole War, significantCommander, Thomas Jesup]
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George A. Joslyn
George A. Joslyn was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose wealth and patronage significantly shaped Omaha’s cultural and civic landscape.
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B.
John Holbrook
John Holbrook is an Anglican bishop who has served as the Bishop of Brixworth in the Church of England.
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Thomas Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several public figures, including politicians and academics, making precise identification dependent on additional context.
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D.
Charles Godfrey
Charles Godfrey was an English courtier and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his roles in the royal household and his marriage into the influential Churchill family.
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E.
Hiram Edson
Hiram Edson was a 19th-century Millerite and early Seventh-day Adventist pioneer whose post-1844 insights on Christ’s heavenly ministry significantly shaped the development of the Adventist sanctuary doctrine.
- 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: Thomas Jesup Target entity description: Thomas Jesup was a long-serving U.S. Army officer and Quartermaster General known for his prominent command roles in the Seminole Wars and other early 19th-century American conflicts.
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A.
George A. Joslyn
George A. Joslyn was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose wealth and patronage significantly shaped Omaha’s cultural and civic landscape.
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B.
John Holbrook
John Holbrook is an Anglican bishop who has served as the Bishop of Brixworth in the Church of England.
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C.
Thomas Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several public figures, including politicians and academics, making precise identification dependent on additional context.
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D.
Charles Godfrey
Charles Godfrey was an English courtier and politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his roles in the royal household and his marriage into the influential Churchill family.
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E.
Hiram Edson
Hiram Edson was a 19th-century Millerite and early Seventh-day Adventist pioneer whose post-1844 insights on Christ’s heavenly ministry significantly shaped the development of the Adventist sanctuary doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ quartermaster ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
James Madison
NERFINISHED
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James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Mexican–American War
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Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1788-12-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1860-06-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jesup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
namesake of Fort Jesup, Louisiana
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namesake of Jesup, Georgia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of the Quartermaster Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | modernized U.S. Army supply and logistics system ⓘ |
| notableWork | reorganization of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Chippewa
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Lundy’s Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns against the Seminole in Florida ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berkeley County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Shepherdstown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Quartermaster General of the United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1808 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearsOfService | 1808–1860 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Jesup Description of subject: Thomas Jesup was a long-serving U.S. Army officer and Quartermaster General known for his prominent command roles in the Seminole Wars and other early 19th-century American conflicts.
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