William Heath
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William Heath was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who later became a prominent Massachusetts politician and judge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Heath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2700390 — 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: William Heath Context triple: [Heath, hasNotableBearer, William Heath]
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A.
William Strahan
William Strahan was an 18th-century Scottish-born London printer and publisher who became one of the leading figures in the British book trade and a close associate of prominent Enlightenment authors.
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B.
Frank Bacon
Frank Bacon was an American stage and film actor and playwright best known for co-writing and starring in the hit Broadway play "Lightnin'."
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C.
Caspar Fleming
Caspar Fleming was the only son of James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his wife Ann, whose early death deeply affected his parents' later lives.
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D.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
Edward Ward
Edward Ward was an American film composer best known for scoring numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: William Heath Target entity description: William Heath was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who later became a prominent Massachusetts politician and judge.
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A.
William Strahan
William Strahan was an 18th-century Scottish-born London printer and publisher who became one of the leading figures in the British book trade and a close associate of prominent Enlightenment authors.
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B.
Frank Bacon
Frank Bacon was an American stage and film actor and playwright best known for co-writing and starring in the hit Broadway play "Lightnin'."
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C.
Caspar Fleming
Caspar Fleming was the only son of James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his wife Ann, whose early death deeply affected his parents' later lives.
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D.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
Edward Ward
Edward Ward was an American film composer best known for scoring numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army general
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judge ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Continental Congress
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedBy | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1737-03-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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surface form:
Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| burialPlace |
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Forest Hills Cemetery vicinity, Roxbury area (historical)
|
| commanderOf | Highlands Department of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1814-01-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Roxbury
ⓘ
surface form:
Roxbury, Massachusetts
|
| ethnicGroup |
English American
ⓘ
surface form:
English Americans
|
| familyName | Heath ⓘ |
| genre | military memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Hudson Highlands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River campaigns
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ Siege of Boston ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
service as judge of probate in Norfolk County
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service as major general in the Continental Army ⓘ service as president of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| notableWork | Memoirs of Major-General William Heath ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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farmer ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
judge of probate for Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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justice of the peace ⓘ member of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ member of the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution ⓘ president of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| residence |
Roxbury
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surface form:
Roxbury, Massachusetts
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| servedIn |
Massachusetts state militia
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surface form:
Massachusetts militia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Heath Description of subject: William Heath was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War who later became a prominent Massachusetts politician and judge.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.