William Eustis
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William Eustis was an American physician, Revolutionary War veteran, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James Madison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Eustis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3215421 — 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.
Target entity: William Eustis Context triple: [Presidency of James Madison, notableCabinetMember, William Eustis]
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Sir William Trumbull
Sir William Trumbull was an English diplomat, lawyer, and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for serving as Secretary of State under William III and for his connections with leading literary figures of his time.
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John Moultrie
John Moultrie was an 18th-century British colonial official and planter who served as a leading political figure in British East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
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Peleg Wadsworth
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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Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Eustis Target entity description: William Eustis was an American physician, Revolutionary War veteran, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James Madison.
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A.
Sir William Trumbull
Sir William Trumbull was an English diplomat, lawyer, and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, noted for serving as Secretary of State under William III and for his connections with leading literary figures of his time.
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B.
John Moultrie
John Moultrie was an 18th-century British colonial official and planter who served as a leading political figure in British East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
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C.
Peleg Wadsworth
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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D.
Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of War
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old Granary Burying Ground
ⓘ
linked to:
Granary Burying Ground
|
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1753-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1825-02-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Eustis ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | surgeon ⓘ |
| name | William Eustis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as U.S. Secretary of War during the early War of 1812
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service as a surgeon in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1813-01-13 ⓘ |
| officeHeld | United States Secretary of War under President James Madison ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1809-03-07 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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linked to:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Massachusetts
ⓘ
Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Minister to the Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
United States Secretary of War ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of War
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| precededBy | Henry Dearborn ⓘ |
| residence |
Roxbury, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Roxbury
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| servedUnder |
George Washington
ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Langdon ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
John Armstrong Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
John Armstrong
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| termEndAsGovernor | 1825-02-06 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernor | 1823-05-29 ⓘ |
| wasGovernorOf | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| workedAs | regimental surgeon ⓘ |
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Subject: William Eustis Description of subject: William Eustis was an American physician, Revolutionary War veteran, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under President James Madison.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.