Willard Richards
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Willard Richards was a prominent early leader and historian in the Latter-day Saint movement, serving as an apostle and close associate of Joseph Smith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willard Richards canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9334745 — 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: Willard Richards Context triple: [Franklin D. Richards, relative, Willard Richards]
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A.
Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball was an early Latter-day Saint apostle and influential leader who played a key role in guiding and establishing the Mormon pioneer community in the American West.
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B.
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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C.
Wilford Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle and fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for leading the church through the transition away from plural marriage and helping establish it in the American West.
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D.
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton was an influential American businessman and government official who played a key role in shaping U.S. economic policy and the post–World War II Marshall Plan.
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E.
Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt was a prominent early leader and missionary in the Latter-day Saint movement, known as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- 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: Willard Richards Target entity description: Willard Richards was a prominent early leader and historian in the Latter-day Saint movement, serving as an apostle and close associate of Joseph Smith.
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A.
Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball was an early Latter-day Saint apostle and influential leader who played a key role in guiding and establishing the Mormon pioneer community in the American West.
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B.
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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C.
Wilford Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle and fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for leading the church through the transition away from plural marriage and helping establish it in the American West.
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D.
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton was an influential American businessman and government official who played a key role in shaping U.S. economic policy and the post–World War II Marshall Plan.
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E.
Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt was a prominent early leader and missionary in the Latter-day Saint movement, known as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter Day Saint leader
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person ⓘ |
| baptizedIn | Kirtland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1804-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
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| burialPlace |
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Salt Lake City Cemetery
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| calledAsApostle | 1840-04-14 ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| dateOfBaptism | 1836-12-31 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1854-03-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Thompsonian medical school in Boston ⓘ |
| familyName | Richards ⓘ |
| givenName | Willard ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Church Historian and Recorder from 1842 to 1854 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Salt Lake
Nauvoo, Illinois, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Nauvoo, Illinois
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
physician ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Brigham Young ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Mormon migration to the Salt Lake Valley
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linked to:
Mormon pioneers
|
| positionHeld |
Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ⓘ
Assistant President of the Church (LDS Church) ⓘ Church Historian and Recorder (LDS Church) ⓘ Second Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| presentAt |
Carthage Jail attack of June 27, 1844
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linked to:
Carthage Jail attack
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| relative | Franklin D. Richards ⓘ |
| religion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
compiling church historical records
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editing the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ keeping Joseph Smith’s journal ⓘ |
| servedAs |
city councilor in Nauvoo
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clerk of the Utah Territorial Supreme Court ⓘ postmaster in Nauvoo ⓘ private secretary to Joseph Smith ⓘ recorder for the Nauvoo City Council ⓘ |
| servedMissionIn |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jennetta Richards
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Nanny Longstroth ⓘ Sarah Longstroth ⓘ Susan Bayless ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
Carthage Jail attack of June 27, 1844
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linked to:
Carthage Jail attack
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| witnessTo |
martyrdom of Hyrum Smith
ⓘ
martyrdom of Joseph Smith ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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