Josiah Child
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Josiah Child was a 17th-century English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India Company known for his influential writings on trade and economic policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josiah Child canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3882740 — 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: Josiah Child Context triple: [Child, hasNotableBearer, Josiah Child]
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Samuel Edwards
Samuel Edwards is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields rather than a single widely recognized figure.
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Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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Samuel Ward
Samuel Ward was a 19th-century American banker and art patron known for commissioning significant works such as Thomas Cole’s "The Voyage of Life" series.
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D.
Moses Taylor
Moses Taylor was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, banker, and railroad executive who became one of the wealthiest men of his era.
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E.
Sir John Eliot
Sir John Eliot was a prominent early 17th-century English parliamentarian and critic of King Charles I whose opposition to royal authority made him a key figure in the constitutional conflicts leading up to the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Josiah Child Target entity description: Josiah Child was a 17th-century English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India Company known for his influential writings on trade and economic policy.
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A.
Samuel Edwards
Samuel Edwards is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields rather than a single widely recognized figure.
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B.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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C.
Samuel Ward
Samuel Ward was a 19th-century American banker and art patron known for commissioning significant works such as Thomas Cole’s "The Voyage of Life" series.
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D.
Moses Taylor
Moses Taylor was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, banker, and railroad executive who became one of the wealthiest men of his era.
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E.
Sir John Eliot
Sir John Eliot was a prominent early 17th-century English parliamentarian and critic of King Charles I whose opposition to royal authority made him a key figure in the constitutional conflicts leading up to the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English merchant
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ economist ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| child | Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Dartmouth
ⓘ
Petersfield ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1630 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 22 June 1699 ⓘ |
| describedAs | influential writer on trade and economic policy ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Merchant Taylors’ School, London
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surface form:
Merchant Taylors' School, London
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| employer |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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mercantilism ⓘ political economy ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| genre |
economic literature
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political treatise ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| movement | mercantilism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
advocacy of low interest rates
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state regulation of trade ⓘ support for navigation laws ⓘ |
| notableWork | A New Discourse of Trade ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
economist ⓘ merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| owned |
Wanstead House
ⓘ
surface form:
Wanstead estate
|
| parliamentaryTerm | House of Commons of England ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
Wanstead
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surface form:
Wanstead, Essex
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| positionHeld | Governor of the East India Company ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Wanstead House ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Cooke
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surface form:
Elizabeth Cooke
Mary Atwood ⓘ |
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Subject: Josiah Child Description of subject: Josiah Child was a 17th-century English merchant, economist, and governor of the East India Company known for his influential writings on trade and economic policy.
Referenced by (1)
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