Thomas Conway
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Thomas Conway was an 18th-century Irish-born soldier who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was a central figure in the so-called "Conway Cabal" against George Washington.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Conway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1752453 — 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: Thomas Conway Context triple: [Conway, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Conway]
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A.
Jack Conway
Jack Conway was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood's studio era, directing numerous MGM productions across genres from the 1910s through the 1940s.
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B.
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the online advertising company DoubleClick.
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C.
Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling Major League Baseball and college sports on national television.
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D.
James Dougherty
James Dougherty was an American police officer best known as the first husband of Marilyn Monroe before she became a famous actress.
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E.
John O'Connor
John O'Connor was a prominent American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was known for his outspoken views on social and moral issues.
- 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: Thomas Conway Target entity description: Thomas Conway was an 18th-century Irish-born soldier who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was a central figure in the so-called "Conway Cabal" against George Washington.
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A.
Jack Conway
Jack Conway was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood's studio era, directing numerous MGM productions across genres from the 1910s through the 1940s.
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B.
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the online advertising company DoubleClick.
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C.
Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling Major League Baseball and college sports on national television.
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D.
James Dougherty
James Dougherty was an American police officer best known as the first husband of Marilyn Monroe before she became a famous actress.
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E.
John O'Connor
John O'Connor was a prominent American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was known for his outspoken views on social and moral issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Continental Army general staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Army high command
Continental Congress ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| birthDate | 1735 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfCareerEvent | Conway Cabal controversy leading to resignation from Continental Army ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1800 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | France ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial figure in early United States military history ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Conway Cabal ⓘ |
| knownFor | ambition and conflict with George Washington’s supporters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| laterResidence | France ⓘ |
| laterWork | service in the French Army after leaving America ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Continental Army
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-born ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
his letters were used by opponents of Washington in the Conway Cabal
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wounded in a duel in America related to the Conway Cabal ⓘ wrote critical letters about George Washington’s command ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticizing George Washington’s leadership
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role in the Conway Cabal ⓘ service as a French officer in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
George Washington
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
brigadier general in the Continental Army
ⓘ
inspector general of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | Continental Army ⓘ |
| servedIn |
North American theater of the American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American theater of the American Revolutionary War
Northern Department of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Continental Congress appointment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Conway Description of subject: Thomas Conway was an 18th-century Irish-born soldier who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was a central figure in the so-called "Conway Cabal" against George Washington.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.