Richard Caswell
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Richard Caswell was an American Revolutionary leader who became the first governor of the state of North Carolina and played a key role in its early government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Caswell canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243582 — 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: Richard Caswell Context triple: [North Carolina leaders, includedLeader, Richard Caswell]
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A.
William R. Davie
William R. Davie was a Revolutionary War officer, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and 10th governor of North Carolina who played a key role in founding the University of North Carolina.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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D.
George Troup
George Troup was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor, known for his strong states’ rights stance and controversial role in Native American removal policies.
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E.
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.
- 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: Richard Caswell Target entity description: Richard Caswell was an American Revolutionary leader who became the first governor of the state of North Carolina and played a key role in its early government.
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A.
William R. Davie
William R. Davie was a Revolutionary War officer, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and 10th governor of North Carolina who played a key role in founding the University of North Carolina.
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B.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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C.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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D.
George Troup
George Troup was a 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor, known for his strong states’ rights stance and controversial role in Native American removal policies.
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E.
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War figure
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American politician ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| battle |
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
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surface form:
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
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| birthDate | 1729-08-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Harford County, Maryland ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Kinston, North Carolina, United States
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surface form:
Kinston, North Carolina
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| child | William Caswell ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1789-11-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Caswell ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina House of Commons
North Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Province of North Carolina militia
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surface form:
North Carolina militia
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| name | Richard Caswell self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Being the first governor of the state of North Carolina
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Leadership in the American Revolution in North Carolina ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
1780-04-30
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1787-12-20 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
1776-12-21
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1785-05-13 ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Drafting of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 ⓘ Establishment of the state government of North Carolina ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Brigadier general in the North Carolina militia
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Colonel in the North Carolina militia ⓘ Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ Governor of North Carolina ⓘ Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons ⓘ State Treasurer of North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Treasurer of North Carolina
|
| precededBy | Office created ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | North Carolina ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Mackilwean
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Sarah Heritage ⓘ |
| stateGoverned | North Carolina ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Abner Nash
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Samuel Johnston ⓘ |
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Referenced by (16)
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