Edward Shippen IV
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Edward Shippen IV was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, judge, and colonial official who later became Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Shippen IV canonical | 4 |
| Edward Shippen (mayor of Philadelphia) | 1 |
| Edward Shippen (merchant, mayor of Philadelphia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2478291 — 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: Edward Shippen IV Context triple: [Peggy Shippen, father, Edward Shippen IV]
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Edward Shippen Willing
Edward Shippen Willing was a prominent 19th-century American banker and member of a distinguished Philadelphia family.
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Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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Samuel Holden
Samuel Holden was an influential 18th-century British politician and merchant whose prominence and philanthropy led to institutions such as Holden Chapel being named in his honor.
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William Trent
William Trent was an early 18th-century Scottish-born merchant and landowner in colonial America, best known for founding and lending his name to Trenton, New Jersey.
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George Wyth
George Wyth was a prominent local conservationist and outdoor enthusiast from Iowa after whom George Wyth State Park is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Shippen IV Target entity description: Edward Shippen IV was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, judge, and colonial official who later became Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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A.
Edward Shippen Willing
Edward Shippen Willing was a prominent 19th-century American banker and member of a distinguished Philadelphia family.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Samuel Holden
Samuel Holden was an influential 18th-century British politician and merchant whose prominence and philanthropy led to institutions such as Holden Chapel being named in his honor.
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D.
William Trent
William Trent was an early 18th-century Scottish-born merchant and landowner in colonial America, best known for founding and lending his name to Trenton, New Jersey.
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E.
George Wyth
George Wyth was a prominent local conservationist and outdoor enthusiast from Iowa after whom George Wyth State Park is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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colonial official ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Shippen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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law ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pennsylvania courts
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surface form:
Pennsylvania judiciary
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent legal career in colonial and early American Pennsylvania
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serving as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Judge on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ⓘ Philadelphia lawyer ⓘ |
| residence | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Edward Shippen IV Description of subject: Edward Shippen IV was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, judge, and colonial official who later became Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.