Charles Clinton
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Charles Clinton was an 18th-century Irish-born American colonist and landowner, notable as the father of New York governors James Clinton and George Clinton, the latter also serving as U.S. Vice President.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Clinton canonical | 1 |
| Charles Clinton Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2451074 — 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: Charles Clinton Context triple: [Clinton, hasNotableBearer, Charles Clinton]
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A.
Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard was an American statesman and U.S. Senator from South Carolina who played a prominent role in the early federal government after the American Revolution.
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B.
Jervis Pendleton III
Jervis Pendleton III is the wealthy, middle-aged benefactor and eventual love interest of the orphaned heroine in the 1955 musical film "Daddy Long Legs."
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C.
Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan was a prominent 19th-century American naval officer who became the Confederacy’s most famous admiral, best known for commanding the ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War.
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D.
William Caswell
William Caswell was the son of Richard Caswell, North Carolina’s first governor and a prominent figure in the American Revolutionary era.
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E.
Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy was a prominent 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. congressman, senator, and Attorney General under President Martin Van Buren.
- 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: Charles Clinton Target entity description: Charles Clinton was an 18th-century Irish-born American colonist and landowner, notable as the father of New York governors James Clinton and George Clinton, the latter also serving as U.S. Vice President.
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A.
Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard was an American statesman and U.S. Senator from South Carolina who played a prominent role in the early federal government after the American Revolution.
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B.
Jervis Pendleton III
Jervis Pendleton III is the wealthy, middle-aged benefactor and eventual love interest of the orphaned heroine in the 1955 musical film "Daddy Long Legs."
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C.
Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan was a prominent 19th-century American naval officer who became the Confederacy’s most famous admiral, best known for commanding the ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War.
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D.
William Caswell
William Caswell was the son of Richard Caswell, North Carolina’s first governor and a prominent figure in the American Revolutionary era.
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E.
Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy was a prominent 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. congressman, senator, and Attorney General under President Martin Van Buren.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonist
ⓘ
landowner ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County Longford
ⓘ
surface form:
County Longford, Ireland
Island of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland
|
| burialPlace | Presbyterian Cemetery, Little Britain, New York ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander Clinton
ⓘ
Charles Clinton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Clinton Jr.
George Clinton ⓘ James Clinton ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Clinton ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
George Clinton
ⓘ
James Clinton ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| immigratedTo |
Province of New York
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| landOwned | large estate in Little Britain, New York ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
New York militia
ⓘ
surface form:
New York colonial militia
|
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of New York governor James Clinton
ⓘ
being the father of New York governor and U.S. Vice President George Clinton ⓘ leadership among Irish settlers in colonial New York ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Little Britain settlement in New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
ⓘ
farmer ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| positionHeld |
judge in Orange County, New York
ⓘ
justice of the peace in Ulster County, New York ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Little Britain, New York
ⓘ
Orange County, New York ⓘ Ulster County ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster County, New York
|
| spouse | Elizabeth Denniston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Clinton Description of subject: Charles Clinton was an 18th-century Irish-born American colonist and landowner, notable as the father of New York governors James Clinton and George Clinton, the latter also serving as U.S. Vice President.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles Clinton Jr.