William Parish Chilton
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William Parish Chilton was a 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and politician from Alabama who served as a Confederate congressman and briefly as Speaker of the Provisional Confederate Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Parish Chilton canonical | 2 |
| William Parish Chilton Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1185058 — 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: William Parish Chilton Context triple: [Chilton County, Alabama, namedAfter, William Parish Chilton]
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A.
Henry Oscar Houghton
Henry Oscar Houghton was a 19th-century American printer, publisher, and politician best known for co-founding the influential publishing house Houghton Mifflin.
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B.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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C.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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D.
William Charles Rogers
William Charles Rogers was a 19th-century Cherokee leader and politician who served as the last principal chief of the Cherokee Nation under the treaty government before Oklahoma statehood.
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E.
John B. Denton
John B. Denton was a 19th-century American Methodist minister, lawyer, and soldier on the Texas frontier who was killed in conflict with Native Americans and later became the namesake of Denton County, Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Parish Chilton Target entity description: William Parish Chilton was a 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and politician from Alabama who served as a Confederate congressman and briefly as Speaker of the Provisional Confederate Congress.
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A.
Henry Oscar Houghton
Henry Oscar Houghton was a 19th-century American printer, publisher, and politician best known for co-founding the influential publishing house Houghton Mifflin.
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B.
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard was an influential American architect best known for shaping the early 20th-century architectural landscape of the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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C.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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D.
William Charles Rogers
William Charles Rogers was a 19th-century Cherokee leader and politician who served as the last principal chief of the Cherokee Nation under the treaty government before Oklahoma statehood.
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E.
John B. Denton
John B. Denton was a 19th-century American Methodist minister, lawyer, and soldier on the Texas frontier who was killed in conflict with Native Americans and later became the namesake of Denton County, Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| child |
William Parish Chilton
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
William Parish Chilton Jr.
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1810-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1871-01-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Milligan College
ⓘ
surface form:
Lagrange College
studied law by reading law ⓘ |
| familyName | Chilton ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Alabama House of Representatives
ⓘ
Confederate Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate States Congress
Confederate Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Confederate Congress
|
| middleName | Parish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in early government of the Confederate States of America
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service as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court ⓘ service as Speaker of the Provisional Confederate Congress ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
law professor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Confederate States political leadership
ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wilkes County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
ⓘ
Speaker of the Provisional Confederate Congress ⓘ member of the Confederate House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Provisional Confederate Congress ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| represented | Alabama ⓘ |
| residence |
Alabama
ⓘ
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Judiciary of Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
Alabama state judiciary
Confederate national legislature ⓘ |
| spouse | Eliza Morgan ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Alabama
ⓘ
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: William Parish Chilton Description of subject: William Parish Chilton was a 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and politician from Alabama who served as a Confederate congressman and briefly as Speaker of the Provisional Confederate Congress.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.