Edward Burleson
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Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Burleson canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1940787 — 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: Edward Burleson Context triple: [Battle of San Jacinto, commander, Edward Burleson]
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A.
Robert Folsom
Robert Folsom was an American businessman and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, overseeing significant urban development and growth.
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B.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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C.
Robert J. Wynne
Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
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D.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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E.
Robert J. Walker
Robert J. Walker was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in key federal financial roles, including as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
- 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: Edward Burleson Target entity description: Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
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A.
Robert Folsom
Robert Folsom was an American businessman and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, overseeing significant urban development and growth.
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B.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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C.
Robert J. Wynne
Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
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D.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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E.
Robert J. Walker
Robert J. Walker was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in key federal financial roles, including as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texian military officer
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ vice president ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1798-12-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Buncombe County, North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
|
| burialPlace | Texas State Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Republic of Texas
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1851-12-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Austin, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Burleson, Texas
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surface form:
Burleson
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| fullName | Edward Burleson self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| honor |
Burleson County, Texas
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surface form:
Burleson County, Texas named in his honor
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Texian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Texas Revolution
ⓘ
service as vice president of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| notableWork | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 9 ⓘ |
| occupation |
frontiersman
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1844-12-09 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1841-12-09 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Gonzales
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Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ Runaway Scrape ⓘ Siege of Bexar ⓘ Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Republic of Texas political leadership ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Texas Republic congressman
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of the Texian Army (interim) ⓘ member of the Texas Senate ⓘ senator of the Republic of Texas ⓘ vice president of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| residence |
Austin, Texas, United States
ⓘ
Bastrop County, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Texas, United States
|
| servedUnder |
Mirabeau B. Lamar
ⓘ
Sam Houston ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Griffin Owen Burleson ⓘ |
| vicePresidentOf | Republic of Texas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Burleson Description of subject: Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.