Charles Pinckney
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Charles Pinckney was an American Founding Father, influential South Carolina politician, and early advocate of a strong federal government who played a key role in shaping the United States Constitution.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Pinckney canonical | 11 |
| Charles Pinckney (governor) | 1 |
| Charles Pinckney Sr. | 1 |
| Pinckney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T252824 — 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: Charles Pinckney Context triple: [Framers of the United States Constitution, notableMember, Charles Pinckney]
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A.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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B.
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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C.
Richard Caswell
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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D.
Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
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E.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles Pinckney Target entity description: Charles Pinckney was an American Founding Father, influential South Carolina politician, and early advocate of a strong federal government who played a key role in shaping the United States Constitution.
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A.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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B.
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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C.
Richard Caswell
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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D.
Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
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E.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1757-10-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Charleston
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1824-10-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| educatedAt | privately educated in South Carolina ⓘ |
| familyName |
Charles Pinckney
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pinckney
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| father |
Charles Pinckney
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charles Pinckney Sr.
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| fullName | Charles Pinckney self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Charles Pinckney National Historic Site ⓘ |
| heldOfficeEnd |
Governor of South Carolina 1792
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Governor of South Carolina 1798 ⓘ Governor of South Carolina 1808 ⓘ |
| heldOfficeStart |
Governor of South Carolina 1789
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Governor of South Carolina 1796 ⓘ Governor of South Carolina 1806 ⓘ |
| ideology | support for strong central government ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of a strong federal government
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contributions to the United States Constitution ⓘ service as Governor of South Carolina ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic-Republican Party
ⓘ
Constitutional Convention ⓘ
surface form:
United States Constitutional Convention
|
| militaryService | South Carolina militia ⓘ |
| mother | Frances Brewton Pinckney ⓘ |
| notableWork | Pinckney Plan ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention (1787)
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| partyAffiliation | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of South Carolina
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Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina ⓘ Minister to Spain ⓘ President of the South Carolina Senate ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ
surface form:
United States Senator from South Carolina
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| previousPartyAffiliation |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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| relative |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
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Thomas Pinckney ⓘ |
| residence |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| spouse | Mary Eleanor Laurens ⓘ |
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Subject: Charles Pinckney Description of subject: Charles Pinckney was an American Founding Father, influential South Carolina politician, and early advocate of a strong federal government who played a key role in shaping the United States Constitution.
Referenced by (14)
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