Nathaniel Gorham
E202006
Nathaniel Gorham was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and played a key role in the early governance of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathaniel Gorham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1684013 — 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: Nathaniel Gorham Context triple: [President of the Continental Congress, officeHolder, Nathaniel Gorham]
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A.
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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B.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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C.
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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D.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was an early American statesman and Founding Father who served as a U.S. senator from South Carolina and played a significant role in the drafting of the United States Constitution.
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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: Nathaniel Gorham Target entity description: Nathaniel Gorham was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and played a key role in the early governance of the United States.
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A.
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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B.
Peleg Wadsworth
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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C.
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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D.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was an early American statesman and Founding Father who served as a U.S. senator from South Carolina and played a significant role in the drafting of the United States Constitution.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1738-05-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1796-06-11 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1787-02-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
New England
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surface form:
New Englander
|
| familyName | Gorham ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in Massachusetts politics
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participation in framing the United States Constitution ⓘ presiding over the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Constitutional Convention
ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ Massachusetts ratifying convention ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
role in early governance of the United States
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service as President of the Continental Congress ⓘ service as delegate to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 9 ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War era politics
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drafting of the United States Constitution ⓘ ratification debates of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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surface form:
Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| placeOfBurial |
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown
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surface form:
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Charlestown
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surface form:
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld |
President of the Continental Congress
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delegate to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ justice of the peace ⓘ member of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council ⓘ member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ moderator of the town meeting of Charlestown, Massachusetts ⓘ selectman of Charlestown, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Charlestown
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surface form:
Charlestown, Massachusetts
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signatory |
Articles of Confederation
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Call ⓘ |
| startTime | 1786-06-06 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Input
Subject: Nathaniel Gorham Description of subject: Nathaniel Gorham was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and played a key role in the early governance of the United States.
Referenced by (2)
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