Thomas McKean
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Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas McKean canonical | 19 |
| Thomas McKean Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91127 — 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: Thomas McKean Context triple: [Second Continental Congress, president, Thomas McKean]
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A.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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B.
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia who became a leading figure in the early revolutionary movement against British rule.
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C.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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D.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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E.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a prominent Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later served as a U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas McKean Target entity description: Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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A.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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B.
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia who became a leading figure in the early revolutionary movement against British rule.
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C.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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D.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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E.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a prominent Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later served as a U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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American politician ⓘ Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
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surface form:
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| child |
Ann McKean
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Joseph Borden McKean ⓘ Letitia McKean ⓘ Robert McKean ⓘ Sarah McKean ⓘ Thomas McKean self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas McKean Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1734-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1817-06-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New London Academy
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read law ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | McKean ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| notableWork |
participation in drafting the Delaware Constitution of 1776
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service in the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
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New London, Connecticut ⓘ
surface form:
New London, Province of Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania
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Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ President of Delaware ⓘ President of the Continental Congress (acting) ⓘ Speaker of the Delaware House of Assembly ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Castle, Delaware
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Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
Articles of Confederation
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American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| spouse |
Mary Borden
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Sarah Armitage ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas McKean Description of subject: Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.