Samuel Seabury
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Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop and a prominent 18th-century Anglican cleric known for helping establish the Episcopal Church in the United States after the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Seabury canonical | 4 |
| Samuel Seabury Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11370867 — 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: Samuel Seabury Context triple: [Seabury Hall, namedAfter, Samuel Seabury]
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A.
Samuel Ware
Samuel Ware was a 19th-century British architect best known for his elegant commercial and residential designs in London.
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B.
Bishop James Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf is a central character in the television drama "Greenleaf," serving as the powerful yet morally conflicted patriarch of the Greenleaf family and leader of their Memphis megachurch.
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C.
Bishop John Emory
Bishop John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the church and his advocacy for higher education.
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D.
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Joseph Bucklin Bishop was an American journalist, author, and close associate of Theodore Roosevelt who became a key publicist and chronicler of the Panama Canal project.
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E.
John Adams (bishop)
John Adams (bishop) was an Anglican clergyman who served as a bishop in the Church of England.
- 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: Samuel Seabury Target entity description: Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop and a prominent 18th-century Anglican cleric known for helping establish the Episcopal Church in the United States after the American Revolution.
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A.
Samuel Ware
Samuel Ware was a 19th-century British architect best known for his elegant commercial and residential designs in London.
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B.
Bishop James Greenleaf
Bishop James Greenleaf is a central character in the television drama "Greenleaf," serving as the powerful yet morally conflicted patriarch of the Greenleaf family and leader of their Memphis megachurch.
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C.
Bishop John Emory
Bishop John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the church and his advocacy for higher education.
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D.
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Joseph Bucklin Bishop was an American journalist, author, and close associate of Theodore Roosevelt who became a key publicist and chronicler of the Panama Canal project.
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E.
John Adams (bishop)
John Adams (bishop) was an Anglican clergyman who served as a bishop in the Church of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican cleric
ⓘ
Episcopal bishop ⓘ human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Church of England
ⓘ
Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| authorOf |
A View of the Controversy between Great-Britain and her Colonies
ⓘ
Free Thoughts on the Proceedings of the Continental Congress ⓘ The Congress Canvassed ⓘ |
| buriedAt | St. James' Churchyard, New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| consecratedAsBishopBy |
Arthur Petrie
ⓘ
John Skinner ⓘ Robert Kilgour ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1784-11-14 ⓘ |
| consecrationPlace |
Aberdeen, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Aberdeen
|
| correspondentOf | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1729-11-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1796-02-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
Yale College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
English Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
English American
|
| familyName | Seabury ⓘ |
| father |
Samuel Seabury Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Samuel Seabury
|
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | development of the American Book of Common Prayer ⓘ |
| influenced | liturgical practice of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ |
| knownFor | opposition to American independence in political pamphlets ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first American Episcopal bishop
ⓘ
helping establish the Episcopal Church in the United States after the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
priest ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary War
|
| placeOfBirth | Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New London, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New London, Connecticut
|
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Connecticut
ⓘ
first bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States ⓘ rector of St. James' Church, New London ⓘ rector of St. Peter's Church, Westchester ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Hicks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Seabury Description of subject: Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop and a prominent 18th-century Anglican cleric known for helping establish the Episcopal Church in the United States after the American Revolution.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samuel Seabury