Peleg Wadsworth
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American Revolutionary War general
American military officer
Continental Army officer
member of the United States House of Representatives
person
politician
Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peleg Wadsworth canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T716957 — 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: Peleg Wadsworth Context triple: [Wadsworth-Longfellow House, builtFor, Peleg Wadsworth]
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A.
Fisher Ames
Fisher Ames was an influential early American politician, lawyer, and orator from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and became known as a leading voice of the Federalist Party.
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B.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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C.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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D.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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E.
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine was an American Founding Father and lawyer best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts.
- 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: Peleg Wadsworth Target entity description: Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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A.
Fisher Ames
Fisher Ames was an influential early American politician, lawyer, and orator from Massachusetts who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and became known as a leading voice of the Federalist Party.
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B.
John Leverett
John Leverett was a 17th-century colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who played a key leadership role during King Philip's War.
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C.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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D.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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E.
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine was an American Founding Father and lawyer best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
ⓘ
American military officer ⓘ Continental Army officer ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hiram, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Zilpah Wadsworth ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1748-05-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1829-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
|
| era |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wadsworth ⓘ |
| founded | town of Hiram, Maine ⓘ |
| givenName | Peleg ⓘ |
| grandparentOf | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| heritage | New Englander ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the grandfather of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
ⓘ
early political leadership in Maine ⓘ service as a general in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| livedIn |
District of Maine, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine District of Massachusetts
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federalist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Federalists
|
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Penobscot Expedition ⓘ |
| notableResidence |
Wadsworth–Longfellow House
ⓘ
linked to:
Wadsworth-Longfellow House
|
| notableWork | defense of Portland, Maine during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| owned |
Wadsworth–Longfellow House
ⓘ
linked to:
Wadsworth-Longfellow House
|
| placeOfBirth |
Duxbury, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Duxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Duxbury, Massachusetts
|
| placeOfDeath | Hiram, Maine ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| relative | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| residence |
Hiram, Maine
ⓘ
Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Bartlett ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Peleg Wadsworth Description of subject: Peleg Wadsworth was an American Revolutionary War general and prominent New England figure whose family home later became associated with his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Referenced by (6)
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