Jonathan Russell
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Jonathan Russell was an American diplomat and politician who served as a U.S. envoy to Europe and was one of the American negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Russell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388623 — 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: Jonathan Russell Context triple: [Treaty of Ghent, signatory, Jonathan Russell]
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A.
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for his work on genre films such as Crimson Peak, Dragonslayer, and collaborations with directors like Guillermo del Toro.
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B.
Jonathan Hunt
Jonathan Hunt was a prominent early 19th-century American politician and lawyer from Vermont who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
Benjamin Russell
Benjamin Russell was an American journalist and newspaper editor credited with popularizing the term "Era of Good Feelings" to describe the period of political harmony following the War of 1812.
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D.
Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
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E.
Jonathan Peck
Jonathan Peck was one of the sons of acclaimed American actor Gregory Peck.
- 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: Jonathan Russell Target entity description: Jonathan Russell was an American diplomat and politician who served as a U.S. envoy to Europe and was one of the American negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
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A.
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for his work on genre films such as Crimson Peak, Dragonslayer, and collaborations with directors like Guillermo del Toro.
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B.
Jonathan Hunt
Jonathan Hunt was a prominent early 19th-century American politician and lawyer from Vermont who served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
Benjamin Russell
Benjamin Russell was an American journalist and newspaper editor credited with popularizing the term "Era of Good Feelings" to describe the period of political harmony following the War of 1812.
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D.
Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
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E.
Jonathan Peck
Jonathan Peck was one of the sons of acclaimed American actor Gregory Peck.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James Madison ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mendon, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1771-02-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1832-02-17 ⓘ |
| diplomaticMission |
United States mission to the Treaty of Ghent negotiations
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linked to:
Treaty of Ghent
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| educatedAt | Brown University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yankee ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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international relations ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | foreign policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Role as one of the American negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent
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Service as U.S. envoy to Europe ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Negotiation of the Treaty of Ghent
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linked to:
Treaty of Ghent
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| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
War of 1812
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negotiations of the Treaty of Ghent ⓘ |
| partOf |
American diplomatic corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Foreign Service
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| placeOfBirth |
Providence, Rhode Island
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linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Mendon, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to Great Britain ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Minister to Sweden and Norway ⓘ |
| representedInLegislature | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| residence |
Mendon, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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| significantEvent | Signed the Treaty of Ghent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonathan Russell Description of subject: Jonathan Russell was an American diplomat and politician who served as a U.S. envoy to Europe and was one of the American negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.