William Owen Smith
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William Owen Smith was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii who played a key role in the islands’ political transformation and legal affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Owen Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13270582 — 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.
Target entity: William Owen Smith Context triple: [Lahaina Banyan Tree, plantedBy, William Owen Smith]
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A.
Francis Shubael Smith
Francis Shubael Smith was a 19th-century American publisher best known for co-founding the influential dime-novel and pulp magazine firm Street & Smith.
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B.
William Henry Smith
William Henry Smith was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and businessman who rose from running his family’s newsagent firm to holding several senior government posts, including roles in the War Office and Admiralty.
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C.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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D.
George William Smith
George William Smith was the governor of Virginia who tragically died in the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire, one of the deadliest urban disasters in early American history.
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E.
William Wallace Smith Bliss
William Wallace Smith Bliss was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and accomplished mathematician who served as a staff officer in the Mexican–American War and as son-in-law and aide to President Zachary Taylor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Owen Smith Target entity description: William Owen Smith was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii who played a key role in the islands’ political transformation and legal affairs.
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A.
Francis Shubael Smith
Francis Shubael Smith was a 19th-century American publisher best known for co-founding the influential dime-novel and pulp magazine firm Street & Smith.
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B.
William Henry Smith
William Henry Smith was a 19th-century British Conservative politician and businessman who rose from running his family’s newsagent firm to holding several senior government posts, including roles in the War Office and Admiralty.
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C.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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D.
George William Smith
George William Smith was the governor of Virginia who tragically died in the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire, one of the deadliest urban disasters in early American history.
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E.
William Wallace Smith Bliss
William Wallace Smith Bliss was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and accomplished mathematician who served as a staff officer in the Mexican–American War and as son-in-law and aide to President Zachary Taylor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Attorney General of Hawaii
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | Hawaiian constitutional and land law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1848-08-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-04-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
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Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| father | James William Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Committee of Safety (Hawaii)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Melicent Knapp Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | key role in Hawaii’s political transformation in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
involvement in land and trust legislation in Hawaii
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participation in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 ⓘ role in drafting laws of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney general
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
establishment of the Republic of Hawaii
ⓘ
overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kōloa, Kauaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of the Republic of Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
member of the Executive Council of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ member of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ member of the Privy Council of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ member of the legislature of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ trustee of Lunalilo Home ⓘ trustee of Queen’s Hospital ⓘ trustee of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate ⓘ trustee of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Charlotte Elizabeth Smith
NERFINISHED
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Julius P. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: William Owen Smith Description of subject: William Owen Smith was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii who played a key role in the islands’ political transformation and legal affairs.
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