David Rittenhouse Porter
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David Rittenhouse Porter was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845 and was known for his Democratic leadership during a period of economic and political turmoil.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Rittenhouse Porter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9453800 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Rittenhouse Porter Context triple: [Joseph Ritner, succeededBy, David Rittenhouse Porter]
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A.
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter was a prominent United States Navy admiral who played a key leadership role in Union naval operations during the American Civil War, particularly in the Mississippi River campaigns.
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B.
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
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C.
Isaac Hull
Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer and War of 1812 hero best known for his decisive victory commanding the frigate USS Constitution against HMS Guerriere.
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D.
John A. Dahlgren
John A. Dahlgren was a prominent U.S. Navy officer and ordnance innovator during the American Civil War, best known for developing the distinctive Dahlgren gun.
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E.
Admiral David Farragut
Admiral David Farragut was a renowned U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War, best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay and his famous command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Rittenhouse Porter Target entity description: David Rittenhouse Porter was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845 and was known for his Democratic leadership during a period of economic and political turmoil.
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A.
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter was a prominent United States Navy admiral who played a key leadership role in Union naval operations during the American Civil War, particularly in the Mississippi River campaigns.
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B.
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
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C.
Isaac Hull
Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer and War of 1812 hero best known for his decisive victory commanding the frigate USS Constitution against HMS Guerriere.
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D.
John A. Dahlgren
John A. Dahlgren was a prominent U.S. Navy officer and ordnance innovator during the American Civil War, best known for developing the distinctive Dahlgren gun.
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E.
Admiral David Farragut
Admiral David Farragut was a renowned U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War, best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay and his famous command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | October 31, 1788 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | August 6, 1867 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1845 (as Governor of Pennsylvania) ⓘ |
| familyName | Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Andrew Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeExperience | member of the Pennsylvania State Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | Pennsylvania militia (War of 1812 era) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Rittenhouse Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Democratic leadership during economic and political turmoil
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service as Governor of Pennsylvania in the 19th century ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norristown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | American Jacksonian Democratic politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | Joseph Ritner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| priorOccupation |
farmer
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ironmaster ⓘ miller ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| representedDistrict | Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceWhileInOffice | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
George Bryan Porter
NERFINISHED
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James Madison Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Josephine McDermott Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1839 (as Governor of Pennsylvania) ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | Francis Rawn Shunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | 1845 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfPennsylvania | 1839 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Rittenhouse Porter Description of subject: David Rittenhouse Porter was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 to 1845 and was known for his Democratic leadership during a period of economic and political turmoil.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joseph Ritner