John Winslow
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John Winslow was a prominent early settler and political figure in colonial New England, known for his role in the Plymouth Colony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Winslow canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10452118 — 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: John Winslow Context triple: [Winslow, hasNotableBearer, John Winslow]
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A.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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B.
Selden Chapin
Selden Chapin was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served in several key ambassadorial posts for the United States during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Walter Gilman
Walter Gilman is the ill-fated Miskatonic University student whose occult studies and nightmarish experiences drive the plot of H. P. Lovecraft’s horror story "The Dreams in the Witch House."
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D.
Frank Wolcott
Frank Wolcott was a 19th-century Wyoming cattleman and lawman best known as a leader of the vigilante forces during the Johnson County War.
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E.
Carleton Winslow Jr.
Carleton Winslow Jr. is the son of architect Carleton Winslow Sr., known primarily in relation to his father's legacy.
- 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: John Winslow Target entity description: John Winslow was a prominent early settler and political figure in colonial New England, known for his role in the Plymouth Colony.
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A.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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B.
Selden Chapin
Selden Chapin was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served in several key ambassadorial posts for the United States during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Walter Gilman
Walter Gilman is the ill-fated Miskatonic University student whose occult studies and nightmarish experiences drive the plot of H. P. Lovecraft’s horror story "The Dreams in the Witch House."
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D.
Frank Wolcott
Frank Wolcott was a 19th-century Wyoming cattleman and lawman best known as a leader of the vigilante forces during the Johnson County War.
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E.
Carleton Winslow Jr.
Carleton Winslow Jr. is the son of architect Carleton Winslow Sr., known primarily in relation to his father's legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonist
ⓘ
person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1597-04-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Droitwich
|
| burialPlace |
King’s Chapel Burying Ground, Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
King's Chapel Burying Ground
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| dateOfBaptism | 1597-04-16 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1674-05-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Winslow ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Plymouth Colony General Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth General Court
|
| movedTo | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| notableEvent | early settlement of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| notableFact |
became one of the wealthier merchants in Boston
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engaged in trans-Atlantic trade ⓘ held various local offices in Plymouth Colony ⓘ involved in land transactions in Plymouth and surrounding areas ⓘ later associated with the First Church in Boston ⓘ married to Mayflower passenger Mary Chilton ⓘ part of the prominent Winslow family of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in Plymouth Colony government ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ political officeholder ⓘ |
| participatedIn | colonization of New England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
assistant in Plymouth Colony government
ⓘ
deputy to the Plymouth General Court ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| relative |
Josiah Winslow
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Peregrine White ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth, Massachusetts
|
| sibling |
Edward Winslow
ⓘ
Gilbert Winslow ⓘ Josiah Winslow Sr. ⓘ
linked to:
Josiah Winslow
Kenelm Winslow ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Chilton
ⓘ
Mary Chilton Winslow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Winslow Description of subject: John Winslow was a prominent early settler and political figure in colonial New England, known for his role in the Plymouth Colony.
Referenced by (3)
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