Robert R. Livingston
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Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42019 — 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: Robert R. Livingston Context triple: [United States Declaration of Independence, committeeMember, Robert R. Livingston]
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Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a principal architect of the nation’s financial system and federal government structure.
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Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key ally of the American Revolution and later an influential figure in the French Revolution.
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Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Robert R. Livingston Target entity description: Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
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A.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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B.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a principal architect of the nation’s financial system and federal government structure.
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C.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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D.
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key ally of the American Revolution and later an influential figure in the French Revolution.
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E.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1746-11-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1789-04-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1813-02-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Clermont, New York ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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surface form:
Columbia University (predecessor institution)
King's College ⓘ |
| employer |
U.S. state of New York
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surface form:
State of New York
United States government ⓘ |
| familyName | Livingston ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasRole | administer of first U.S. presidential oath ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Committee of Five
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Congress of the Confederation ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
Livingston family ⓘ New York Provincial Congress ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Chancellor Livingston ⓘ |
| notableEvent | administered the presidential oath of office to George Washington ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New York State Constitution
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surface form:
New York State Constitution (contribution)
drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ negotiation of the Louisiana Purchase ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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| positionHeld |
Chancellor of New York
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U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs ⓘ United States Ambassador to France ⓘ
surface form:
United States Minister to France
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| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| represented |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States in France
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| residence | Clermont Manor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantProject |
Louisiana Purchase
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surface form:
Louisiana Purchase treaty
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| workLocation |
New York
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Paris ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert R. Livingston Description of subject: Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
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