Thomas Pinckney
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Thomas Pinckney was an American Revolutionary War officer, early U.S. diplomat, and Federalist politician who served as governor of South Carolina and negotiated the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Pinckney canonical | 11 |
| Thomas Pinckney Jr. | 1 |
| statesman Thomas Pinckney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2177299 — 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: Thomas Pinckney Context triple: [Charles Pinckney, relative, Thomas Pinckney]
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A.
Charles Pinckney
Charles Pinckney was an American Founding Father, influential South Carolina politician, and early advocate of a strong federal government who played a key role in shaping the United States Constitution.
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B.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was an American Founding Father, Revolutionary War officer, and Federalist statesman who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and twice ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president.
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C.
Joshua Barney
Joshua Barney was an American naval officer and privateer who served with distinction in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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D.
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was a prominent early American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in various high-level roles for the United States, including as U.S. Attorney General and minister to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
- 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: Thomas Pinckney Target entity description: Thomas Pinckney was an American Revolutionary War officer, early U.S. diplomat, and Federalist politician who served as governor of South Carolina and negotiated the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain.
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A.
Charles Pinckney
Charles Pinckney was an American Founding Father, influential South Carolina politician, and early advocate of a strong federal government who played a key role in shaping the United States Constitution.
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B.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was an American Founding Father, Revolutionary War officer, and Federalist statesman who served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and twice ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president.
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C.
Joshua Barney
Joshua Barney was an American naval officer and privateer who served with distinction in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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D.
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was a prominent early American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in various high-level roles for the United States, including as U.S. Attorney General and minister to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
ⓘ
American politician ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thomas Pinckney Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Pinckney
|
| burialPlace | St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1750-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1828-11-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Middle Temple ⓘ Westminster School ⓘ |
| familyName | Pinckney ⓘ |
| father | Charles Pinckney (chief justice) ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalist Party
ⓘ
linked to:
Federalists
|
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| mother | Eliza Lucas Pinckney ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | Spain ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | none ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Federalist candidate for Vice President of the United States in 1796 election ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Treaty of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
linked to:
Pinckney's Treaty
|
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
planter ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Governor of South Carolina, 1789
ⓘ
U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Governor of South Carolina, 1787
ⓘ
U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1792 ⓘ U.S. Minister to Spain, 1795 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pinckney family of South Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Pinckney family
|
| placeOfBirth | Charleston, Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Charleston, South Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of South Carolina
ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina ⓘ United States Minister to Great Britain ⓘ United States Minister to Spain ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| representedBy |
South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina congressional delegation
|
| residence | Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ⓘ |
| signed |
Treaty of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
linked to:
Pinckney's Treaty
|
| spouse |
Elizabeth Motte
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth Mott
Frances Motte ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Pinckney Description of subject: Thomas Pinckney was an American Revolutionary War officer, early U.S. diplomat, and Federalist politician who served as governor of South Carolina and negotiated the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thomas Pinckney
linked to: Thomas Pinckney