David Barton
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David Barton was an early 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Missouri who served as one of the state's first U.S. senators and was influential in its early political development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Barton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T196801 — 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: David Barton Context triple: [Barton County, Missouri, namedAfter, David Barton]
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Russell Kirk
Russell Kirk was an American political theorist, historian, and literary critic best known as a founding figure of postwar American conservatism and author of "The Conservative Mind."
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J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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Bartlett S. Durham
Bartlett S. Durham was a 19th-century physician and landowner whose donated land for a railroad depot led to the founding and naming of the city of Durham, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: David Barton Target entity description: David Barton was an early 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Missouri who served as one of the state's first U.S. senators and was influential in its early political development.
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A.
Russell Kirk
Russell Kirk was an American political theorist, historian, and literary critic best known as a founding figure of postwar American conservatism and author of "The Conservative Mind."
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B.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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C.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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D.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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E.
Bartlett S. Durham
Bartlett S. Durham was a 19th-century physician and landowner whose donated land for a railroad depot led to the founding and naming of the city of Durham, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Walnut Grove Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1783-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1837-09-28 ⓘ |
| electedIn | United States Senate election in Missouri, 1820 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1831 (end of service as U.S. senator from Missouri) ⓘ |
| era |
Early Republic of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Early national period of the United States
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| ethnicGroup | American of European descent ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Missouri
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Missouri
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| knownFor |
being an early 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Missouri
ⓘ
helping shape Missouri’s early political institutions ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Missouri Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Missouri State Senate
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Adams Party
ⓘ
Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ Whig Party ⓘ
surface form:
National Republican Party
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | influence on early political development of Missouri ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | drafting of Missouri state constitution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greene County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boonville, Missouri ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Missouri Attorney General
ⓘ
President pro tempore of the Missouri State Senate ⓘ United States senator ⓘ member of the Missouri Territorial Legislature ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (Missouri newly admitted to the Union) ⓘ |
| represents | Missouri ⓘ |
| residence | Missouri ⓘ |
| servedAs | one of the first U.S. senators from Missouri ⓘ |
| startTime | 1821 (start of service as U.S. senator from Missouri) ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Tennessee ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Thomas Hart Benton (as senior political figure from Missouri in the Senate context) ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSSenatorFromMissouri | 1831 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSSenatorFromMissouri | 1821 ⓘ |
| wasAPoliticalLeaderIn | early history of Missouri ⓘ |
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Subject: David Barton Description of subject: David Barton was an early 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Missouri who served as one of the state's first U.S. senators and was influential in its early political development.
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