Edward Coles
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Edward Coles was an American anti-slavery advocate and the second Governor of Illinois, known for freeing his inherited slaves and working to prevent Illinois from becoming a slave state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Coles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edward Coles Context triple: [Coles County, Illinois, namedAfter, Edward Coles]
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Edward Coles
Edward Coles was a British colonial administrator who served in a senior governing role in Bencoolen (in present-day Indonesia) during the period of British rule.
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Hinton Rowan Helper
Hinton Rowan Helper was a 19th-century American Southern critic of slavery best known for his controversial antislavery book "The Impending Crisis of the South."
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Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger," renowned for his exceptional control and success with the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
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D.
William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was a long-serving Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and influential role in guiding House operations.
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E.
Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua R. Giddings was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and long-serving U.S. Congressman from Ohio known for his fierce opposition to slavery and the slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Coles Target entity description: Edward Coles was an American anti-slavery advocate and the second Governor of Illinois, known for freeing his inherited slaves and working to prevent Illinois from becoming a slave state.
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A.
Edward Coles
Edward Coles was a British colonial administrator who served in a senior governing role in Bencoolen (in present-day Indonesia) during the period of British rule.
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B.
Hinton Rowan Helper
Hinton Rowan Helper was a 19th-century American Southern critic of slavery best known for his controversial antislavery book "The Impending Crisis of the South."
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C.
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger," renowned for his exceptional control and success with the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
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D.
William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was a long-serving Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and influential role in guiding House operations.
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E.
Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua R. Giddings was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and long-serving U.S. Congressman from Ohio known for his fierce opposition to slavery and the slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
gradual emancipation
ⓘ
prohibition of slavery in Illinois constitution ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1786-12-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Enniscorthy, Albemarle County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
James Madison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1868-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Office of the President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| endTimeOfPositionHeld | 1826 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Coles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freed | slaves inherited from his family ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being second Governor of Illinois
ⓘ
opposition to slavery in Illinois ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | anti-slavery movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
freed slaves he inherited
ⓘ
led anti-slavery forces in Illinois constitutional crisis of 1823–1824 ⓘ |
| notableWork | efforts to prevent Illinois from becoming a slave state ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
anti-slavery activist
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 2nd Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| owned | plantation in Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfManumissionOfSlaves | Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shadrach Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sally Logan Roberts Coles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPositionHeld | 1822 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ninian Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | private secretary to the President of the United States ⓘ |
| workedFor | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Coles Description of subject: Edward Coles was an American anti-slavery advocate and the second Governor of Illinois, known for freeing his inherited slaves and working to prevent Illinois from becoming a slave state.
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