Peter Hardeman Burnett
E162928
Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Hardeman Burnett canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Peter Hardeman Burnett Context triple: [Governor of California, firstHolder, Peter Hardeman Burnett]
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William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Harry Fielding Reid
Harry Fielding Reid was an American geophysicist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory that explains the mechanics of earthquakes.
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C.
Henry Rossiter Worthington
Henry Rossiter Worthington was a 19th-century American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering improvements in steam pumping technology and helping to establish mechanical engineering as a formal profession.
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Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of Western Electric, a major telecommunications manufacturing company.
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Frank Merriam
Frank Merriam was an American Republican politician who served as the 28th governor of California during the 1930s, overseeing the state through the Great Depression and significant labor unrest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peter Hardeman Burnett Target entity description: Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
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A.
William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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B.
Harry Fielding Reid
Harry Fielding Reid was an American geophysicist best known for formulating the elastic rebound theory that explains the mechanics of earthquakes.
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C.
Henry Rossiter Worthington
Henry Rossiter Worthington was a 19th-century American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering improvements in steam pumping technology and helping to establish mechanical engineering as a formal profession.
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D.
Enos M. Barton
Enos M. Barton was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder and early leader of Western Electric, a major telecommunications manufacturing company.
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E.
Frank Merriam
Frank Merriam was an American Republican politician who served as the 28th governor of California during the 1930s, overseeing the state through the Great Depression and significant labor unrest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governor
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| authored | Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1807-11-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Nashville
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surface form:
Nashville, Tennessee
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1895-05-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| electedAs | civilian governor of California ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Burnett ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| governorNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating discriminatory policies against Chinese immigrants
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supporting exclusionary and racist policies toward African Americans in California ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| legalCareerIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Missouri ⓘ |
| migration | led an overland wagon train to Oregon in 1843 ⓘ |
| name | Peter Hardeman Burnett self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first elected civilian governor of California after statehood ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1851 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1849 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
1st Governor of California
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Governor of California ⓘ |
| previousResidence |
Missouri
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Oregon Country ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resignationYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | office of Governor of California ⓘ |
| servedAs | justice of the California Supreme Court ⓘ |
| spouse | Harriet Burnett ⓘ |
| stateGoverned |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| statehoodContext | became governor soon after California was admitted as a U.S. state in 1850 ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
California exclusion laws targeting Black residents
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harsh measures against Native Americans in California ⓘ |
| termAsJusticeEnd | 1858 ⓘ |
| termAsJusticeStart | 1857 ⓘ |
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