George Read
E112000
American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
lawyer
signer of the United States Constitution
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
George Read was an American lawyer, signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and an early political leader from Delaware who served in the nation’s first Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Read canonical | 4 |
| George Read Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T927504 — 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: George Read Context triple: [First United States Congress, hasPresidentProTempore, George Read]
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A.
Richard Caswell
Richard Caswell was an American Revolutionary leader who became the first governor of the state of North Carolina and played a key role in its early government.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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D.
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine was an American Founding Father and lawyer best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts.
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E.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
- 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: George Read Target entity description: George Read was an American lawyer, signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and an early political leader from Delaware who served in the nation’s first Congress.
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A.
Richard Caswell
Richard Caswell was an American Revolutionary leader who became the first governor of the state of North Carolina and played a key role in its early government.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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D.
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine was an American Founding Father and lawyer best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts.
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E.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ signer of the United States Constitution ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1733-09-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cecil County, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Cecil County, Maryland Colony
near North East, Maryland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Immanuel Episcopal Churchyard, New Castle, Delaware ⓘ |
| child |
George Read
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
George Read Jr.
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1798-09-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New Castle, Delaware ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Philadelphia Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia academy
under George Ross in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| familyName | Read ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
George Read II House National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
statue at the National Statuary Hall Collection (Delaware) ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of only six men to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
ⓘ
Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
First Continental Congress ⓘ Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| notableWork |
signing the Declaration of Independence for Delaware
ⓘ
signing the U.S. Constitution for Delaware ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | moderate on independence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
ⓘ
President of Delaware ⓘ United States Senator from Delaware ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention ⓘ member of the Delaware General Assembly ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | New Castle, Delaware ⓘ |
| relative | George Ross ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| represented |
Province of Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware
|
| residence | New Castle, Delaware ⓘ |
| servedIn |
First United States Congress
ⓘ
early state government of Delaware ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
signing of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
signing of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| spouse | Gertrude Ross Till ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Read Description of subject: George Read was an American lawyer, signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and an early political leader from Delaware who served in the nation’s first Congress.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George Read Jr.