William Ashley Sunday
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William Ashley Sunday was a famous early 20th-century American evangelist and former professional baseball player known for his fiery preaching style and role in the Prohibition movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Ashley Sunday canonical | 1 |
| William Ashley Sunday Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5193224 — 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: William Ashley Sunday Context triple: [Billy Sunday, fullName, William Ashley Sunday]
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Henry Robinson
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William Harris
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John Givings
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Grant Withers
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Aaron Montgomery Ward
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Ashley Sunday Target entity description: William Ashley Sunday was a famous early 20th-century American evangelist and former professional baseball player known for his fiery preaching style and role in the Prohibition movement.
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A.
Henry Robinson
Henry Robinson was an English clergyman and theologian active in early 17th-century religious affairs, notably involved in high-level ecclesiastical discussions under James I.
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B.
William Harris
William Harris was a historical English church musician who served in the prestigious role of Master of the Children, overseeing and training choristers.
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C.
John Givings
John Givings is a mentally unstable yet piercingly perceptive character in Richard Yates’s novel "Revolutionary Road," whose blunt insights expose the hidden truths and hypocrisies of the suburban couple at the story’s center.
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D.
Grant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1950s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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E.
Aaron Montgomery Ward
Aaron Montgomery Ward was an American businessman and pioneer of mail-order retailing who founded the Montgomery Ward department store company in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian preacher
ⓘ
evangelist ⓘ human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| activeYears |
1883-1890 (professional baseball)
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1896-1935 (evangelism) ⓘ |
| advocated |
Prohibition of alcohol
ⓘ
traditional family values ⓘ |
| bats | right-handed ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
George Sunday
NERFINISHED
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Helen Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ashley Sunday Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedToChristianity | through Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-11-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-11-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Iowa Wesleyan College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American revivalism
ⓘ
Prohibition movement NERFINISHED ⓘ temperance movement ⓘ |
| nickname | Billy Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fiery preaching style
ⓘ
large urban revival campaigns ⓘ support for Prohibition in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | "Get on the Water Wagon" sermon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
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evangelist ⓘ minister ⓘ |
| opposed |
alcohol consumption
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gambling ⓘ theater-going ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ames, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Chicago White Stockings
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia Phillies NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Alleghenys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | social conservatism ⓘ |
| positionPlayedOnTeam | outfielder ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Winona Lake, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Amelia Thompson Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
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Subject: William Ashley Sunday Description of subject: William Ashley Sunday was a famous early 20th-century American evangelist and former professional baseball player known for his fiery preaching style and role in the Prohibition movement.
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