William Dawes
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William Dawes was an American patriot best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, alongside Paul Revere, to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Dawes canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T628414 — 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: William Dawes Context triple: [Hancock-Clarke House, associatedWith, William Dawes]
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A.
William Dawes
William Dawes was an architect known for his work on major British railway stations, including the design of Manchester Victoria.
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B.
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and patriot best known for his midnight ride to warn colonial militia of approaching British forces at the start of the American Revolution.
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C.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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E.
Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren was an American physician and prominent Patriot leader in the early stages of the American Revolution, known for organizing resistance in Boston and dying at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
- 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: William Dawes Target entity description: William Dawes was an American patriot best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, alongside Paul Revere, to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
William Dawes
William Dawes was an architect known for his work on major British railway stations, including the design of Manchester Victoria.
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B.
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and patriot best known for his midnight ride to warn colonial militia of approaching British forces at the start of the American Revolution.
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C.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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E.
Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren was an American physician and prominent Patriot leader in the early stages of the American Revolution, known for organizing resistance in Boston and dying at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American patriot
ⓘ
Revolutionary War figure ⓘ militia officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| citizenship | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | poems and local memorials about the midnight ride ⓘ |
| coParticipant |
John Hancock
ⓘ
Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ Samuel Prescott ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (post-independence historical association)
|
| culturalContext |
Colonial America
ⓘ
surface form:
American colonial period
|
| date | April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| event | rode from Boston toward Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| familyName | Dawes ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution era
|
| knownFor |
midnight ride of April 18, 1775
ⓘ
participation in events leading to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ warning colonial militias of approaching British troops ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Old South Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Old South Church, Boston
|
| militaryBranch |
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts militia
|
| militaryConflict |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Lexington and Concord (immediate context of his ride)
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableComparison |
Paul Revere
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul Revere (more widely remembered fellow rider)
|
| objective | to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops ⓘ |
| occupation |
militia officer
ⓘ
tanner ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
William Dawes’s warning ride ⓘ
surface form:
midnight rides of April 18–19, 1775
|
| partOf | Patriot intelligence and alarm network in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
|
| placeOfDeath | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| precededBy | British decision to march troops to seize colonial military supplies at Concord ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| role | courier ⓘ |
| routeTaken | land route out of Boston Neck on April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| spouse | Mehitable May ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | warning system to alert colonial militias of British troop movements ⓘ |
| transportUsed | horseback ⓘ |
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Subject: William Dawes Description of subject: William Dawes was an American patriot best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, alongside Paul Revere, to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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