Ebenezer Hazard
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Ebenezer Hazard was an early American postmaster and antiquarian who served as the first Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ebenezer Hazard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3810289 — 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: Ebenezer Hazard Context triple: [Samuel Osgood, predecessor, Ebenezer Hazard]
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Ebenezer Breed
Ebenezer Breed was a prominent Boston merchant and landowner in the 18th century whose name was given to Breed's Hill, a key site in the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard was a notorious early 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker whose daring escapes made him a legendary folk hero.
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C.
William Wilson
William Wilson was a Scottish artist renowned for his stained glass, printmaking, and architectural sculpture in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Henry Burden
Henry Burden was a 19th-century Scottish-American industrialist and inventor known for revolutionizing iron manufacturing, particularly through his patented horseshoe machine and development of the Burden Iron Works in Troy, New York.
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E.
Ichabod Washburn
Ichabod Washburn was a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist whose support for practical, technical education was instrumental in the creation of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ebenezer Hazard Target entity description: Ebenezer Hazard was an early American postmaster and antiquarian who served as the first Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution.
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A.
Ebenezer Breed
Ebenezer Breed was a prominent Boston merchant and landowner in the 18th century whose name was given to Breed's Hill, a key site in the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard was a notorious early 18th-century English thief and prison-breaker whose daring escapes made him a legendary folk hero.
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C.
William Wilson
William Wilson was a Scottish artist renowned for his stained glass, printmaking, and architectural sculpture in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Henry Burden
Henry Burden was a 19th-century Scottish-American industrialist and inventor known for revolutionizing iron manufacturing, particularly through his patented horseshoe machine and development of the Burden Iron Works in Troy, New York.
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E.
Ichabod Washburn
Ichabod Washburn was a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist whose support for practical, technical education was instrumental in the creation of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antiquarian
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human ⓘ postmaster ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
United States postal system
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preservation of early American documents ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Post Office ⓘ |
| familyName | Hazard ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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antiquarian studies ⓘ postal administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Ebenezer ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
collection of historical American records
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oversight of the national postal system ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting and publishing early American historical documents
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serving as the first Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution ⓘ |
| notableRole | early American postmaster ⓘ |
| occupation |
antiquarian
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postmaster ⓘ |
| partOf | early United States federal government officials ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Postmaster General of the United States
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Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution
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| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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early United States constitutional era ⓘ |
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Subject: Ebenezer Hazard Description of subject: Ebenezer Hazard was an early American postmaster and antiquarian who served as the first Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution.
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