Benjamin Harrison V
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Benjamin Harrison V was an American planter, politician, and Founding Father who served as a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia, and was the father and great-grandfather of two U.S. presidents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Harrison V canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3077889 — 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: Benjamin Harrison V Context triple: [Virginia Ratifying Convention, significantPerson, Benjamin Harrison V]
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Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893 and overseeing key developments in federal economic regulation and tariff policy during the late 19th century.
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B.
Gerhard Peters
Gerhard Peters is a political scientist and co-director of the American Presidency Project, a major online archive of U.S. presidential documents and history.
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C.
John Scott Harrison
John Scott Harrison was a 19th-century American politician and farmer from Ohio, notable as the son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison.
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D.
Richard Folsom Cleveland
Richard Folsom Cleveland was the son of U.S. President Grover Cleveland who became an American lawyer and educator.
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E.
Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, best known for his civil service reforms and leadership during the Gilded Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Benjamin Harrison V Target entity description: Benjamin Harrison V was an American planter, politician, and Founding Father who served as a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia, and was the father and great-grandfather of two U.S. presidents.
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A.
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893 and overseeing key developments in federal economic regulation and tariff policy during the late 19th century.
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B.
Gerhard Peters
Gerhard Peters is a political scientist and co-director of the American Presidency Project, a major online archive of U.S. presidential documents and history.
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C.
John Scott Harrison
John Scott Harrison was a 19th-century American politician and farmer from Ohio, notable as the son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison.
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D.
Richard Folsom Cleveland
Richard Folsom Cleveland was the son of U.S. President Grover Cleveland who became an American lawyer and educator.
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E.
Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, best known for his civil service reforms and leadership during the Gilded Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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governor ⓘ human ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Benjamin Harrison
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surface form:
Benjamin Harrison (23rd President of the United States)
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
Colony of Virginia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Harrison ⓘ |
| fatherOf | William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| greatGrandfatherOf |
Benjamin Harrison
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surface form:
Benjamin Harrison (23rd President of the United States)
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| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Being father of President William Henry Harrison
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Being great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison ⓘ Serving as Governor of Virginia ⓘ Signing the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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House of Burgesses ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia House of Burgesses
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| name | Benjamin Harrison V self-link ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Harrison family of Virginia ⓘ |
| notableRole | Founding Father of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Contribution to the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| numeralSuffix | V ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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| placeOfBurial | Berkeley Plantation ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| politicalTerritoryGoverned |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
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| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
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Member of the Continental Congress ⓘ Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Virginia ⓘ |
| residence | Berkeley Plantation ⓘ |
| signatoryOf |
American Declaration of Independence
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surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| significantEvent |
American Declaration of Independence
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surface form:
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
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Subject: Benjamin Harrison V Description of subject: Benjamin Harrison V was an American planter, politician, and Founding Father who served as a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia, and was the father and great-grandfather of two U.S. presidents.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.