Edmund Pendleton
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Edmund Pendleton was an American lawyer, judge, and political leader from Virginia who played a key role in the early governance of the state during the Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmund Pendleton canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Edmund Pendleton Context triple: [Fifth Virginia Convention, president, Edmund Pendleton]
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Edmund Randolph
Edmund Randolph was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the first U.S. Attorney General and played a key role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution.
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John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph of Roanoke was an influential early 19th-century American congressman and orator from Virginia, known for his fiery rhetoric, staunch states’ rights advocacy, and idiosyncratic political independence.
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C.
Francis Fauquier
Francis Fauquier was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia and became a prominent figure in the colony’s political and social life.
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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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E.
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia who introduced the resolution for independence in the Continental Congress and later signed the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edmund Pendleton Target entity description: Edmund Pendleton was an American lawyer, judge, and political leader from Virginia who played a key role in the early governance of the state during the Revolutionary era.
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A.
Edmund Randolph
Edmund Randolph was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the first U.S. Attorney General and played a key role in drafting and debating the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph of Roanoke was an influential early 19th-century American congressman and orator from Virginia, known for his fiery rhetoric, staunch states’ rights advocacy, and idiosyncratic political independence.
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C.
Francis Fauquier
Francis Fauquier was an 18th-century British colonial administrator who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia and became a prominent figure in the colony’s political and social life.
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D.
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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E.
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia who introduced the resolution for independence in the Continental Congress and later signed the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ patriot in the American Revolution ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1721-09-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1803-10-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught in law ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Pendleton ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Pendleton County, Kentucky
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Pendleton County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
judicial leadership in early Virginia state courts
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moderate leadership in Virginia during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Virginia Committee of Safety
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Virginia Convention ⓘ House of Burgesses ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia House of Burgesses
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in drafting Virginia’s state government framework
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presiding over the Virginia Convention of 1776 ⓘ service on the committee revising Virginia’s laws after independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
Virginia Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Convention of 1774
Virginia Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Convention of 1775
Virginia Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Convention of 1776
|
| partOf | Founding generation of the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Enfield, Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Virginia Convention
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President of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ⓘ Speaker of the House of Delegates ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
justice of the peace ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Caroline County, Virginia
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
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Subject: Edmund Pendleton Description of subject: Edmund Pendleton was an American lawyer, judge, and political leader from Virginia who played a key role in the early governance of the state during the Revolutionary era.
Referenced by (7)
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