Commodore Robert F. Stockton
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Commodore Robert F. Stockton was a 19th-century U.S. naval officer and political figure best known for his leadership in the conquest of California during the Mexican–American War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commodore Robert F. Stockton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11640690 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commodore Robert F. Stockton Context triple: [U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron operations in California, commandedBy, Commodore Robert F. Stockton]
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Commodore David Porter
Commodore David Porter was a prominent early 19th-century United States Navy officer known for his daring command during the War of 1812, particularly in the Pacific campaign of the USS Essex.
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B.
Commodore Henry A. Walke
Commodore Henry A. Walke was a 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service, particularly during the American Civil War.
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C.
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter was a prominent United States Navy admiral who played a key leadership role in Union naval operations during the American Civil War, particularly in the Mississippi River campaigns.
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D.
Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun was an early United States Navy officer renowned for his leadership and naval victories during the late 18th century, particularly in conflicts with France.
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E.
Isaac Hull
Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer and War of 1812 hero best known for his decisive victory commanding the frigate USS Constitution against HMS Guerriere.
- 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 Robert F. Stockton Target entity description: Commodore Robert F. Stockton was a 19th-century U.S. naval officer and political figure best known for his leadership in the conquest of California during the Mexican–American War.
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A.
Commodore David Porter
Commodore David Porter was a prominent early 19th-century United States Navy officer known for his daring command during the War of 1812, particularly in the Pacific campaign of the USS Essex.
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B.
Commodore Henry A. Walke
Commodore Henry A. Walke was a 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service, particularly during the American Civil War.
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C.
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter was a prominent United States Navy admiral who played a key leadership role in Union naval operations during the American Civil War, particularly in the Mississippi River campaigns.
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D.
Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun was an early United States Navy officer renowned for his leadership and naval victories during the late 18th century, particularly in conflicts with France.
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E.
Isaac Hull
Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer and War of 1812 hero best known for his decisive victory commanding the frigate USS Constitution against HMS Guerriere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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human ⓘ military leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedToOfficeBy | New Jersey Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Princeton Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Pacific Squadron of the United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Mexican–American War
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Second Barbary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1795-08-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1866-10-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPositionHeld | 1853 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Richard Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Commodore ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of steam-powered warships in the U.S. Navy
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leadership in the U.S. conquest of California ⓘ role in the design and promotion of USS Princeton ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Commodore ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | played a leading role in the U.S. conquest of Alta California ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the conquest of California during the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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naval officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
California campaign of 1846–1847
NERFINISHED
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capture of Los Angeles ⓘ capture of San Diego ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States Senator from New Jersey ⓘ |
| relative | Richard Stockton (signer of the Declaration of Independence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| representedInSenate | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | USS Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPositionHeld | 1851 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commodore Robert F. Stockton Description of subject: Commodore Robert F. Stockton was a 19th-century U.S. naval officer and political figure best known for his leadership in the conquest of California during the Mexican–American War.
Referenced by (2)
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