James Patton Preston
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James Patton Preston was an American politician who served as Governor of Virginia in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Patton Preston canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4878736 — 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: James Patton Preston Context triple: [Preston County, West Virginia, namedAfter, James Patton Preston]
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A.
John A. Parker
John A. Parker was a religious leader best known for founding Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, a congregation that later became historically significant in the American civil rights movement.
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B.
Alexander P. Stewart
Alexander P. Stewart was a Confederate lieutenant general and West Point–trained career officer who commanded corps in the Western Theater during the American Civil War.
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C.
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Thomas C. Kinkaid was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II who led major Allied naval operations in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
Thomas J. Preston Jr.
Thomas J. Preston Jr. was an American academic and archaeologist best known as the second husband of former First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland.
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E.
William H. Parker
William H. Parker was a long-serving and influential Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, known for modernizing the force and shaping its mid-20th-century reputation.
- 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: James Patton Preston Target entity description: James Patton Preston was an American politician who served as Governor of Virginia in the early 19th century.
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A.
John A. Parker
John A. Parker was a religious leader best known for founding Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, a congregation that later became historically significant in the American civil rights movement.
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B.
Alexander P. Stewart
Alexander P. Stewart was a Confederate lieutenant general and West Point–trained career officer who commanded corps in the Western Theater during the American Civil War.
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C.
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Thomas C. Kinkaid was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II who led major Allied naval operations in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
Thomas J. Preston Jr.
Thomas J. Preston Jr. was an American academic and archaeologist best known as the second husband of former First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland.
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E.
William H. Parker
William H. Parker was a long-serving and influential Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, known for modernizing the force and shaping its mid-20th-century reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Governor of Virginia ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | James Patton Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1774-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1843-05-04 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Encyclopedia Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | William and Mary College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| injuredIn | Battle of Crysler's Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army in the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Susanna Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
John Floyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Taylor Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ballard Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of Virginia during post-War of 1812 period ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1819-12-01 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1816-12-01 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Montgomery County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smithfield Plantation, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Smithfield Plantation, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Blacksburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
ⓘ
clerk of the Virginia Senate ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Smithfield Plantation, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Francis Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBurial | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Patton Preston Description of subject: James Patton Preston was an American politician who served as Governor of Virginia in the early 19th century.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.