Commodore John D. Sloat
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Commodore John D. Sloat was a U.S. Navy officer best known for seizing Monterey and proclaiming U.S. control over California during the Mexican–American War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commodore John D. Sloat canonical | 2 |
| Commodore John Drake Sloat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11640689 — 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: Commodore John D. Sloat Context triple: [U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron operations in California, commandedBy, Commodore John D. Sloat]
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A.
Bruno de Heceta
Bruno de Heceta was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for charting parts of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
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B.
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry was a 19th-century U.S. Navy commodore best known for leading the expedition that opened Japan to Western trade and diplomacy with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
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C.
Stephen W. Kearny
Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
Nicholas Trist
Nicholas Trist was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for negotiating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican–American War.
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E.
Alpheus Cutler
Alpheus Cutler was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint leader who founded the Cutlerite branch of Mormonism after breaking with the main church over issues of authority and succession.
- 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: Commodore John D. Sloat Target entity description: Commodore John D. Sloat was a U.S. Navy officer best known for seizing Monterey and proclaiming U.S. control over California during the Mexican–American War.
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A.
Bruno de Heceta
Bruno de Heceta was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for charting parts of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
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B.
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry was a 19th-century U.S. Navy commodore best known for leading the expedition that opened Japan to Western trade and diplomacy with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
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C.
Stephen W. Kearny
Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
Nicholas Trist
Nicholas Trist was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for negotiating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican–American War.
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E.
Alpheus Cutler
Alpheus Cutler was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint leader who founded the Cutlerite branch of Mormonism after breaking with the main church over issues of authority and succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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commodore ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1781-07-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Goshen, New York
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New York ⓘ Sloat House, near Goshen, New York ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Brooklyn, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn
Green-Wood Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded |
U.S. Pacific Squadron
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron
|
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateProclaimedUSControlOfCalifornia | 1846-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1867-11-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Brighton, Staten Island, New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Staten Island, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Staten Island
|
| ethnicGroup | American of Dutch descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Sloat ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Fort Sloat named in his honor
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Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco named in his honor ⓘ USS Sloat named in his honor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
proclaiming United States control over California during the Mexican–American War
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seizure of Monterey, California in 1846 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commodore ⓘ |
| notableAction | raised the American flag over the custom house in Monterey, California ⓘ |
| notableActionDate | 1846-07-07 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military governor
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naval officer ⓘ |
| placeProclaimedUSControlOfCalifornia |
Monterey, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey
|
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Squadron
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first military governor of California under U.S. rule ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Staten Island, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Staten Island
|
| serviceEndYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1800 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commodore John D. Sloat Description of subject: Commodore John D. Sloat was a U.S. Navy officer best known for seizing Monterey and proclaiming U.S. control over California during the Mexican–American War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Commodore John D. Sloat