Benning Wentworth
E116095
Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benning Wentworth canonical | 1 |
| William Benning Wentworth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T981144 — 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: Benning Wentworth Context triple: [Hanover, New Hampshire, charteredBy, Benning Wentworth]
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A.
Governor William Tryon
Governor William Tryon was an 18th-century British colonial official best known for his controversial governorships of North Carolina and New York and his harsh suppression of colonial dissent.
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B.
Joseph Dudley
Joseph Dudley was a colonial American administrator best known for serving as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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C.
William Shirley
William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
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D.
John Endecott
John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
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E.
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston was an American merchant and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Benning Wentworth Target entity description: Benning Wentworth was an 18th-century colonial governor of New Hampshire known for issuing numerous land grants that shaped settlement in New England.
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A.
Governor William Tryon
Governor William Tryon was an 18th-century British colonial official best known for his controversial governorships of North Carolina and New York and his harsh suppression of colonial dissent.
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B.
Joseph Dudley
Joseph Dudley was a colonial American administrator best known for serving as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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C.
William Shirley
William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
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D.
John Endecott
John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
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E.
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston was an American merchant and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
ⓘ
person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George II of Great Britain
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surface form:
King George II of Great Britain
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| authorityDerivedFrom | royal commission from the British Crown ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1696-07-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
|
| burialPlace | Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| conflict | boundary disputes between New Hampshire and New York ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1770-10-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Portsmouth, Province of New Hampshire
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| education |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College (attended)
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| endTime | 1766 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wentworth ⓘ |
| father | John Wentworth (lieutenant governor of New Hampshire) ⓘ |
| givenName | Benning ⓘ |
| grantedLandIn |
Coos County, New Hampshire
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surface form:
Coos region of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Grants (later Vermont) ⓘ |
| heritage | English-American ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British America ⓘ |
| influenced | early settlement of Vermont ⓘ |
| knownFor | land speculation and patronage ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalFaction | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| monarchDuringReign |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
George III of Great Britain
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| notableFor |
issuing numerous land grants in New Hampshire and Vermont
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issuing the New Hampshire Grants in territory later part of Vermont ⓘ shaping settlement patterns in northern New England ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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merchant ⓘ |
| owned | Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion ⓘ |
| participatedIn | administration of the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| politicalRegion | Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of the Province of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jonathan Belcher ⓘ |
| relative |
John Wentworth (lieutenant governor of New Hampshire)
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surface form:
John Wentworth (nephew, later royal governor of New Hampshire)
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| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Rye Beach
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surface form:
Little Harbor, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| signature | Benning Wentworth signature ⓘ |
| spouse |
Abigail Ruck
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Martha Hilton ⓘ |
| startTime | 1741 ⓘ |
| successor |
John Wentworth (lieutenant governor of New Hampshire)
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surface form:
John Wentworth (royal governor of New Hampshire)
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Referenced by (2)
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