Sir Thomas Gates
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Sir Thomas Gates was an early 17th-century English colonial governor and military leader who played a key role in the survival and governance of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Thomas Gates canonical | 10 |
| Thomas Gates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2227465 — 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: Sir Thomas Gates Context triple: [Virginia Company of London, notableLeader, Sir Thomas Gates]
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Ferdinando Gorges
Ferdinando Gorges was an English colonial entrepreneur and early promoter of settlement in New England, often called the "Father of Maine" for his role in establishing English claims and colonies there.
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Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, was an early 17th-century English nobleman and colonial governor of Virginia whose name became the source of the exonym “Delaware” for the Lenape people and the region.
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Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Sir Edward Spragge
Sir Edward Spragge was a 17th-century English admiral in the Royal Navy, noted for his prominent role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and his death in battle in 1673.
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E.
Thomas Button
Thomas Button was a 17th-century Welsh naval officer and explorer noted for his Arctic voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Thomas Gates Target entity description: Sir Thomas Gates was an early 17th-century English colonial governor and military leader who played a key role in the survival and governance of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
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A.
Ferdinando Gorges
Ferdinando Gorges was an English colonial entrepreneur and early promoter of settlement in New England, often called the "Father of Maine" for his role in establishing English claims and colonies there.
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B.
Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, was an early 17th-century English nobleman and colonial governor of Virginia whose name became the source of the exonym “Delaware” for the Lenape people and the region.
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C.
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Sir Edward Spragge
Sir Edward Spragge was a 17th-century English admiral in the Royal Navy, noted for his prominent role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and his death in battle in 1673.
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E.
Thomas Button
Thomas Button was a 17th-century Welsh naval officer and explorer noted for his Arctic voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial governor
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historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 1600s ⓘ |
| allegiance | England ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early years of Jamestown colony ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
London, England ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | North America ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| countryGoverned |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
English colony of Virginia
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial governance
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | military discipline ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Jamestown settlement
ⓘ
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
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| governmentalJurisdiction |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
|
| historicalRole | early leader of English America ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped secure continuity of the Virginia Colony ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| implemented | strict laws for Jamestown settlers ⓘ |
| influenced | survival of the Jamestown settlement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
imposing martial law in early Virginia
ⓘ
leadership during crisis periods in Jamestown ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | English colonial leadership in Virginia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | knight ⓘ |
| notableFor |
governance of Virginia Colony
ⓘ
role in survival of Jamestown colony ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
early English colonization of North America
ⓘ
governance of Jamestown settlement ⓘ |
| partOf | English colonial expansion ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| positionHeld |
deputy governor of Virginia
ⓘ
governor of Jamestown ⓘ governor of the Virginia Colony ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Jamestown leaders ⓘ |
| regionOfCommand |
Chesapeake Bay region
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay area
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| roleIn | establishment of English presence in Virginia ⓘ |
| succeededBy | later governors of Virginia ⓘ |
| typeOfLeader |
colonial governor
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military commander ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Thomas Gates Description of subject: Sir Thomas Gates was an early 17th-century English colonial governor and military leader who played a key role in the survival and governance of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
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