Wilson Shannon
E1022834
Wilson Shannon was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as both governor of Ohio and territorial governor of Kansas during the turbulent “Bleeding Kansas” period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilson Shannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13120734 — 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: Wilson Shannon Context triple: [Kansas Territory, notableGovernor, Wilson Shannon]
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A.
Josh Shannon
Josh Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony in a bid to secure a better future for his family.
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B.
Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a former cop and devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony to secure a better future for his family.
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C.
Christian Shank
Christian Shank was an early settler and landowner after whom the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was named.
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D.
Shaffer Smith
Shaffer Smith, better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer renowned for crafting numerous R&B and pop hits for himself and other artists.
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E.
Bryan Shaw
Bryan Shaw is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his durability and heavy workload out of the bullpen, particularly during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
- 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: Wilson Shannon Target entity description: Wilson Shannon was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as both governor of Ohio and territorial governor of Kansas during the turbulent “Bleeding Kansas” period.
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A.
Josh Shannon
Josh Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony in a bid to secure a better future for his family.
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B.
Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon is the central protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Terra Nova," a former cop and devoted father who joins a prehistoric colony to secure a better future for his family.
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C.
Christian Shank
Christian Shank was an early settler and landowner after whom the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was named.
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D.
Shaffer Smith
Shaffer Smith, better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer renowned for crafting numerous R&B and pop hits for himself and other artists.
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E.
Bryan Shaw
Bryan Shaw is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his durability and heavy workload out of the bullpen, particularly during his tenure with the Cleveland Indians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1802-02-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Belmont County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1877-08-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ohio State University (law studies predecessor institutions context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Ohio University ⓘ Transylvania University ⓘ |
| familyName | Shannon ⓘ |
| father |
George Shannon
ⓘ
linked to:
George Vance Shannon
|
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilson ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| mother |
Jane Milligan Shannon
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth Ellis Shannon
|
| notableEvent |
Sacking of Lawrence (1856)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacking of Lawrence
|
| notableFor |
involvement in conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas Territory
ⓘ
serving as Governor of Ohio ⓘ serving as Territorial Governor of Kansas during Bleeding Kansas ⓘ |
| numberOfTermsInOffice | 2 (as Governor of Ohio, non-consecutive partial terms counted as one elected term) ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
1844-04-03
ⓘ
1856-08-18 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
1842-12-12
ⓘ
1855-09-07 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Ohio
ⓘ
Territorial Governor of Kansas ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Andrew Reeder (as Territorial Governor of Kansas)
ⓘ
Thomas Corwin (as Governor of Ohio) ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Corwin
|
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| representedIn |
U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th congressional district
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio's 17th congressional district
|
| residence |
Cadiz, Ohio
ⓘ
Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Wilson Shannon ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Ellis Shannon ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
John W. Geary (as Territorial Governor of Kansas)
ⓘ
Thomas W. Bartley (as Governor of Ohio) ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1855-03-03 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1853-03-04 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wilson Shannon Description of subject: Wilson Shannon was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as both governor of Ohio and territorial governor of Kansas during the turbulent “Bleeding Kansas” period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.