Samuel Waldo
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Samuel Waldo was an 18th-century American land speculator and military officer whose influence in colonial Maine led to a county being named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Waldo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3529065 — 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: Samuel Waldo Context triple: [Waldo County, Maine, namedAfter, Samuel Waldo]
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A.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
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B.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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C.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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D.
Samuel Blatchford
Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
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E.
Selden Chapin
Selden Chapin was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served in several key ambassadorial posts for the United States during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Samuel Waldo Target entity description: Samuel Waldo was an 18th-century American land speculator and military officer whose influence in colonial Maine led to a county being named in his honor.
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A.
George W. Perkins
George W. Perkins was an American financier and philanthropist known for his influential role in Progressive Era reforms and support of major public health and social causes.
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B.
Arthur Winslow
Arthur Winslow is the principled Edwardian father in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," who risks his family’s security to clear his son’s name.
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C.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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D.
Samuel Blatchford
Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
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E.
Selden Chapin
Selden Chapin was an American diplomat and career Foreign Service officer who served in several key ambassadorial posts for the United States during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land speculator
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1696-08-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1759-05-23 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Waldo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial military affairs
ⓘ
land speculation ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
colonial Maine
ⓘ
land development in Maine ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts colonial militia
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| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Waldo County, Maine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing the naming of Waldo County, Maine
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large-scale landholdings in Maine ⓘ role in colonial military campaigns against the French in North America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Waldo Patent in Maine
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participation in the Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ promotion of settlement in mid-coast Maine ⓘ service in King George's War ⓘ |
| occupation |
land speculator
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military officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| owned | Waldo Patent ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
King George's War
ⓘ
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boston ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Maine
ⓘ
Penobscot River ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Maine
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston
ⓘ
Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Waldo Description of subject: Samuel Waldo was an 18th-century American land speculator and military officer whose influence in colonial Maine led to a county being named in his honor.
Referenced by (1)
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