Gouverneur Morris
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Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gouverneur Morris canonical | 18 |
| Gouverneur Morris Jr. | 3 |
| Gouverneur Morris (1752–1752) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T252819 — 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: Gouverneur Morris Context triple: [Framers of the United States Constitution, notableMember, Gouverneur Morris]
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A.
Hugh Mercer
Hugh Mercer was a Scottish-born American physician and brigadier general in the Continental Army who became a Revolutionary War hero after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton.
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B.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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C.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gouverneur Morris Target entity description: Gouverneur Morris was an American statesman and Founding Father who played a key role in drafting and penning much of the final text of the United States Constitution.
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A.
Hugh Mercer
Hugh Mercer was a Scottish-born American physician and brigadier general in the Continental Army who became a Revolutionary War hero after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton.
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B.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman was an American Founding Father, statesman, and lawyer who uniquely signed all four of the major founding documents of the United States.
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C.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American statesman
ⓘ
Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Ann’s Church, Bronx, New York ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a urinary tract procedure ⓘ |
| child |
Gouverneur Morris
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gouverneur Morris Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1752-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1816-11-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s College (now Columbia University)
|
| era |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
Early Republic of the United States ⓘ |
| familyName | Morris ⓘ |
| father | Lewis Morris Jr. ⓘ |
| givenName | Gouverneur ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of a strong national government
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major role in drafting the United States Constitution ⓘ penning the Preamble to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Constitutional Convention
ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Gouverneur ⓘ |
| notableWork |
final wording of the Preamble to the United States Constitution
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large portions of the final text of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Philadelphia Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia Convention of 1787
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| placeOfBirth |
The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Bronx, New York (present-day)
Morrisania, Province of New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Morrisania, Province of New York
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surface form:
Morrisania, New York
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| politicalAlignment | Federalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Ambassador to France
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surface form:
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to France
United States Senator from New York ⓘ delegate to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| relative | Lewis Morris (signer of the Declaration of Independence) ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represented |
New York
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania (at the Constitutional Convention)
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| residence |
Morrisania, Province of New York
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surface form:
Morrisania, New York
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature |
signer of the Articles of Confederation
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signer of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Cary Randolph ⓘ |
| supported |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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Referenced by (22)
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