Committee of Safety
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The Committee of Safety was a group of mostly American and European residents in Hawaii that organized and led the 1893 coup that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and paved the way for U.S. annexation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Committee of Safety canonical | 2 |
| Committee of Safety (Hawaii) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4351180 — 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: Committee of Safety Context triple: [Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893, participant, Committee of Safety]
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Massachusetts Provincial Congress
The Massachusetts Provincial Congress was the revolutionary governing body that assumed control of Massachusetts in 1774–1775, organizing the colony’s resistance and military forces at the outset of the American Revolution.
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New York Committee of Correspondence
The New York Committee of Correspondence was a colonial-era political body in New York that coordinated resistance to British policies and helped organize communication among American patriots before and during the Revolutionary War.
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New York Provincial Congress
The New York Provincial Congress was a revolutionary governing body that assumed control of New York’s political affairs from the colonial authorities during the American Revolution.
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D.
Boston Committee of Correspondence
The Boston Committee of Correspondence was a colonial-era political organization in Massachusetts that coordinated resistance to British policies and helped lay the groundwork for the American Revolution.
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E.
Rhode Island Sons of Liberty
The Rhode Island Sons of Liberty were a colonial patriot group in Rhode Island that actively opposed British taxation and authority in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- 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: Committee of Safety Target entity description: The Committee of Safety was a group of mostly American and European residents in Hawaii that organized and led the 1893 coup that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and paved the way for U.S. annexation.
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A.
Massachusetts Provincial Congress
The Massachusetts Provincial Congress was the revolutionary governing body that assumed control of Massachusetts in 1774–1775, organizing the colony’s resistance and military forces at the outset of the American Revolution.
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B.
New York Committee of Correspondence
The New York Committee of Correspondence was a colonial-era political body in New York that coordinated resistance to British policies and helped organize communication among American patriots before and during the Revolutionary War.
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C.
New York Provincial Congress
The New York Provincial Congress was a revolutionary governing body that assumed control of New York’s political affairs from the colonial authorities during the American Revolution.
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D.
Boston Committee of Correspondence
The Boston Committee of Correspondence was a colonial-era political organization in Massachusetts that coordinated resistance to British policies and helped lay the groundwork for the American Revolution.
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E.
Rhode Island Sons of Liberty
The Rhode Island Sons of Liberty were a colonial patriot group in Rhode Island that actively opposed British taxation and authority in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political organization
ⓘ
revolutionary committee ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
depose Queen Liliʻuokalani
ⓘ
secure annexation of Hawaii by the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sugar plantation interests in Hawaii ⓘ |
| chairperson | Henry E. Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedJustificationAs | protection of lives and property of residents ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf |
American residents in Hawaii
ⓘ
European residents in Hawaii ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedIn | Blount Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedIn | Morgan Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1893 ⓘ |
| ethnicBackgroundOfLeaders | primarily white American businessmen ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | Blount Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1893 ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalOrientation |
pro-American
ⓘ
pro-annexation ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 13 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | part of the broader history of U.S. expansionism in the Pacific ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Provisional Government of Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ eventual annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 ⓘ |
| location | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Andrew Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles L. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick W. McChesney NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry E. Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Waterhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ John Emmeluth NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorrin A. Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanford B. Dole NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore F. Lansing NERFINISHED ⓘ William C. Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ William R. Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Queen Liliʻuokalani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
restoration of monarchical authority in Hawaii ⓘ |
| opposedPolicyOf | Queen Liliʻuokalani’s proposed new constitution ⓘ |
| organized |
1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
ⓘ
coup against Queen Liliʻuokalani ⓘ |
| requestedAssistanceFrom |
U.S. military forces from the USS Boston
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United States Minister John L. Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
establishment of the Provisional Government of Hawaii
ⓘ
overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. Minister John L. Stevens
NERFINISHED
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United States diplomatic representatives in Hawaii ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee of Safety Description of subject: The Committee of Safety was a group of mostly American and European residents in Hawaii that organized and led the 1893 coup that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani and paved the way for U.S. annexation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Committee of Safety (Hawaii)