George Clinton
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George Clinton was an American Founding Father, longtime governor of New York, and one of the first vice presidents of the United States, serving under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Clinton canonical | 27 |
| Founding Father George Clinton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T89768 — 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: George Clinton Context triple: [Thomas Jefferson, vicePresident, George Clinton]
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A.
DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton was an influential early 19th-century American politician and governor of New York who championed major infrastructure projects and helped spur the state's economic growth.
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B.
Robert R. Livingston
Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
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C.
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States and is infamously known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
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D.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a principal architect of the nation’s financial system and federal government structure.
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E.
Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
- 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: George Clinton Target entity description: George Clinton was an American Founding Father, longtime governor of New York, and one of the first vice presidents of the United States, serving under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
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A.
DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton was an influential early 19th-century American politician and governor of New York who championed major infrastructure projects and helped spur the state's economic growth.
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B.
Robert R. Livingston
Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.
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C.
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States and is infamously known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
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D.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a principal architect of the nation’s financial system and federal government structure.
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E.
Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, New York
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surface form:
Old Dutch Church of Kingston
Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, New York ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1739-07-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1812-04-20 ⓘ |
| endTime |
First continuous governorship of New York ended 1795
ⓘ
Second period as Governor of New York ended 1804 ⓘ Term as Vice President of the United States ended 1812 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Clinton ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
U.S. state of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| inception | First term as Governor of New York began 1777 ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Anti-Administration Party
ⓘ
Anti-Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Anti-Federalist
Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Being a longtime governor of New York
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Being one of the first vice presidents of the United States ⓘ Role as an American Founding Father ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New York state politics
ⓘ
surface form:
Leadership of New York Anti-Federalists
Opposition to ratification of the United States Constitution in New York ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of the United States
ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Little Britain, Province of New York, British America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| positionHeld |
Brigadier General in the Continental Army
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Governor of New York ⓘ Member of the Continental Congress ⓘ Member of the New York Provincial Congress ⓘ Member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Aaron Burr as Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence | New York ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of George Clinton (vice president).svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Cornelia Tappen ⓘ |
| startTime |
Second period as Governor of New York began 1801
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Term as Vice President of the United States began 1805 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Elbridge Gerry as Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| vicePresidentOf |
Presidency of James Madison
ⓘ
surface form:
United States under President James Madison
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
surface form:
United States under President Thomas Jefferson
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Clinton Description of subject: George Clinton was an American Founding Father, longtime governor of New York, and one of the first vice presidents of the United States, serving under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Founding Father George Clinton
subject surface form:
Clinton County, New York
subject surface form:
Clinton County (generic)