Sir William Phipps
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Sir William Phipps was a 17th-century English-born colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, known for his role during the Salem witch trials and for rising from humble origins as a shipwright and treasure hunter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Phipps canonical | 2 |
| William Phipps | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10979516 — 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: Sir William Phipps Context triple: [Phipps, hasNotableBearer, Sir William Phipps]
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A.
William Phipps
William Phipps was an American actor best known for providing the speaking voice of Prince Charming in Disney’s animated classic "Cinderella" (1950).
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B.
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.
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C.
Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne is a name shared by several notable historical figures, most prominently English politicians and nobles active between the 17th and 19th centuries.
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D.
Sir Edmund Andros
Sir Edmund Andros was a 17th-century English colonial administrator best known for his unpopular, authoritarian rule over several North American colonies under royal appointment.
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E.
John Endecott
John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
- 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: Sir William Phipps Target entity description: Sir William Phipps was a 17th-century English-born colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, known for his role during the Salem witch trials and for rising from humble origins as a shipwright and treasure hunter.
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A.
William Phipps
William Phipps was an American actor best known for providing the speaking voice of Prince Charming in Disney’s animated classic "Cinderella" (1950).
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B.
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.
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C.
Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne is a name shared by several notable historical figures, most prominently English politicians and nobles active between the 17th and 19th centuries.
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D.
Sir Edmund Andros
Sir Edmund Andros was a 17th-century English colonial administrator best known for his unpopular, authoritarian rule over several North American colonies under royal appointment.
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E.
John Endecott
John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
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person ⓘ shipwright ⓘ treasure hunter ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Sir William Phipps
ⓘ
William Phipps ⓘ
linked to:
Sir William Phipps
|
| appointedBy |
King William III of England
ⓘ
linked to:
William III of England
Queen Mary II of England ⓘ
linked to:
Mary II of England
|
| birthDate | 1651-02-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
English Massachusetts (Maine) colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Woolwich, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commanded |
expedition against Port Royal, Acadia (1690)
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expedition against Quebec (1690) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1695-02-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-educated ⓘ |
| endTime | 1694-11 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in New England ⓘ |
| familyName | Phips ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Salem witch trials
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governor of Massachusetts Bay during the Salem witch trials ⓘ humble origins as a shipwright in New England ⓘ later dissolving the Court of Oyer and Terminer ⓘ successful treasure-hunting expedition in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | King William's War ⓘ |
| monarch |
Mary II of England
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William III of England ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableWork | recovery of Spanish treasure from a wreck off Hispaniola ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
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sea captain ⓘ shipwright ⓘ treasure hunter ⓘ |
| parentOf | no surviving children ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massachusetts Bay Colony government
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| positionHeld |
Captain in the Royal Navy (commissioned for treasure expedition)
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Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| precededBy | Simon Bradstreet ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| spouse | Mary Spencer Hull ⓘ |
| startTime | 1692-05-14 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
William Stoughton (acting governor)
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linked to:
William Stoughton
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir William Phipps Description of subject: Sir William Phipps was a 17th-century English-born colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, known for his role during the Salem witch trials and for rising from humble origins as a shipwright and treasure hunter.
Referenced by (4)
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