Samuel A. Worcester
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Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel A. Worcester canonical | 3 |
| Samuel Worcester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1764026 — 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: Samuel A. Worcester Context triple: [Worcester v. Georgia, petitioner, Samuel A. Worcester]
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A.
Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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B.
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger," renowned for his exceptional control and success with the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
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C.
Zephaniah Swift Moore
Zephaniah Swift Moore was a 19th-century American clergyman and educator who served as the second president of Williams College and became the founding president of Amherst College.
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D.
James Peck
James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
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E.
James Dewitt Yancey
James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla, was a highly influential American hip-hop producer and rapper renowned for his innovative, soulful, and off-kilter approach to beat-making.
- 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: Samuel A. Worcester Target entity description: Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
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A.
Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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B.
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger," renowned for his exceptional control and success with the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
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C.
Zephaniah Swift Moore
Zephaniah Swift Moore was a 19th-century American clergyman and educator who served as the second president of Williams College and became the founding president of Amherst College.
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D.
James Peck
James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
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E.
James Dewitt Yancey
James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla, was a highly influential American hip-hop producer and rapper renowned for his innovative, soulful, and off-kilter approach to beat-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Presbyterian missionary
ⓘ
Christian missionary ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Cherokee self-governance
ⓘ
sovereignty of Native American nations ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cherokee Phoenix
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Phoenix newspaper
|
| causeOfNotability | conviction under Georgia law for residing in Cherokee territory without a state license ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Cherokee leaders
ⓘ
Elias Boudinot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| determined | that state laws have no force in Native American tribal territory without federal consent ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupServed |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Nation
|
| familyName |
Worcester, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Worcester
|
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasLegalCase | Worcester v. Georgia ⓘ |
| hasRole | plaintiff in Worcester v. Georgia ⓘ |
| influenced |
United States federal Indian law and policy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal Indian law
doctrine of tribal sovereignty in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia
ⓘ
missionary work among the Cherokee Nation ⓘ |
| languageWork | Cherokee language ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
imprisonment by the state of Georgia
ⓘ
pardon and release after Worcester v. Georgia decision ⓘ |
| legalIssue | state jurisdiction over Native American tribal lands ⓘ |
| legalSubject | sovereignty of Native American nations ⓘ |
| name | Samuel A. Worcester self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Worcester v. Georgia ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| opposed | Georgia state laws extending jurisdiction over Cherokee lands ⓘ |
| participant | Samuel A. Worcester self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| participantIn | Worcester v. Georgia ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee Nation
Georgia ⓘ Indian Territory ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Cherokee Outlet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee territory
Georgia ⓘ Indian Territory ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel A. Worcester Description of subject: Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Samuel Worcester
subject surface form:
Worcester v. Georgia