Richard Bellingham
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Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Bellingham canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2777133 — 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: Richard Bellingham Context triple: [John Leverett, precededBy, Richard Bellingham]
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
Geoffrey Clifton
Geoffrey Clifton is a fictional British explorer and husband of Katherine Clifton in Michael Ondaatje’s novel and its film adaptation, "The English Patient."
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C.
Edwin Craye
Edwin Craye is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster universe, appearing in the novel "Joy in the Morning."
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D.
John Knightbridge
John Knightbridge was a benefactor whose legacy in moral philosophy is commemorated through a prestigious professorship at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
- 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: Richard Bellingham Target entity description: Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
Geoffrey Clifton
Geoffrey Clifton is a fictional British explorer and husband of Katherine Clifton in Michael Ondaatje’s novel and its film adaptation, "The English Patient."
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C.
Edwin Craye
Edwin Craye is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster universe, appearing in the novel "Joy in the Morning."
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D.
John Knightbridge
John Knightbridge was a benefactor whose legacy in moral philosophy is commemorated through a prestigious professorship at the University of Cambridge.
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E.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lincolnshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Lincolnshire
|
| birthYear | 1592 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
King's Chapel Burying Ground
|
| citizenship |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| colony | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| deathYear | 1672 ⓘ |
| education | Gray's Inn ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with royal authorities over colonial autonomy
ⓘ
long service in the Massachusetts Bay Colony government ⓘ serving multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| legalRole | colonial magistrate ⓘ |
| legalTraining | English common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gray's Inn ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| name | Richard Bellingham ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as governor during increasing tensions with the English Crown ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ magistrate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | governance of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Puritan leadership of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Colony government
ⓘ
Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| precededByAsGovernor | Richard Saltonstall ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| succeededByAsGovernor |
John Endecott
ⓘ
John Winthrop ⓘ |
| supported | Puritan theocratic governance in Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| termAsGovernorEnd |
1642
ⓘ
1655 ⓘ 1672 ⓘ |
| termAsGovernorStart |
1641
ⓘ
1654 ⓘ 1665 ⓘ |
| yearOfMigration | 1634 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Bellingham Description of subject: Richard Bellingham was a 17th-century colonial magistrate and politician who served multiple terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.