Harrison Gray Otis
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Harrison Gray Otis was a prominent Federalist politician and lawyer from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Congress and the Senate and became a leading critic of the War of 1812.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harrison Gray Otis canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Harrison Gray Otis Context triple: [Hartford Convention, significantFigure, Harrison Gray Otis]
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Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Gray Otis was an influential American newspaper publisher and longtime editor of the Los Angeles Times who played a major role in shaping the early growth and politics of Los Angeles.
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Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III was a prominent American politician and educator who served as mayor of Boston and later as president of Harvard University in the early 19th century.
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E.
Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Harrison Gray Otis Target entity description: Harrison Gray Otis was a prominent Federalist politician and lawyer from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Congress and the Senate and became a leading critic of the War of 1812.
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A.
Harrison Gray Otis
Harrison Gray Otis was an influential American newspaper publisher and longtime editor of the Los Angeles Times who played a major role in shaping the early growth and politics of Los Angeles.
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B.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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C.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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D.
Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III was a prominent American politician and educator who served as mayor of Boston and later as president of Harvard University in the early 19th century.
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E.
Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Party politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1765-10-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1848-10-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| familyName | Otis ⓘ |
| father | Samuel Allyne Otis ⓘ |
| genre | Federalist legal and political oratory ⓘ |
| givenName | Harrison ⓘ |
| heritage | New England Yankee elite ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the Federalist Party in New England
ⓘ
opposition to the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Massachusetts General Court
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
|
| notableEvent | Hartford Convention ⓘ |
| notableWork | leading critic of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Hartford Convention ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-British commercial interests ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Boston
ⓘ
President of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form:
United States Representative
United States Senator ⓘ member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| relative | James Otis Jr. ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represented |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts's 1st congressional district ⓘ Massachusetts 2nd congressional district ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district
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| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| spouse | Sally Foster ⓘ |
| termEnd |
as Mayor of Boston: 1832
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as U.S. Representative: 1801 ⓘ as U.S. Senator: 1822 ⓘ |
| termStart |
as Mayor of Boston: 1829
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as U.S. Representative: 1797 ⓘ as U.S. Senator: 1817 ⓘ |
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Subject: Harrison Gray Otis Description of subject: Harrison Gray Otis was a prominent Federalist politician and lawyer from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. Congress and the Senate and became a leading critic of the War of 1812.
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