Button Gwinnett
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American politician
Founding Father of the United States
human
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Button Gwinnett was an English-born American politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and briefly governor of Georgia during the Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Button Gwinnett canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3688256 — 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: Button Gwinnett Context triple: [Gwinnett County, Georgia, namedAfter, Button Gwinnett]
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A.
Lawrence A. Maddox
Lawrence A. Maddox is a film editor best known for his work on genre films such as the horror-western From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter.
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B.
Freddy Heflin
Freddy Heflin is the small-town New Jersey sheriff, played by Sylvester Stallone, who becomes entangled in police corruption in the crime drama film "Cop Land."
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C.
James B. Cobb Jr.
James B. Cobb Jr. is an American songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, co-writing several soft rock and pop hits of the late 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. is an American Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who chaired the House Commerce Committee and played a key role in major financial deregulation legislation.
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E.
Walter F. George
Walter F. George was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Senator from Georgia known for his influential roles in foreign policy and finance during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Button Gwinnett Target entity description: Button Gwinnett was an English-born American politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and briefly governor of Georgia during the Revolutionary era.
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A.
Lawrence A. Maddox
Lawrence A. Maddox is a film editor best known for his work on genre films such as the horror-western From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter.
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B.
Freddy Heflin
Freddy Heflin is the small-town New Jersey sheriff, played by Sylvester Stallone, who becomes entangled in police corruption in the crime drama film "Cop Land."
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C.
James B. Cobb Jr.
James B. Cobb Jr. is an American songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section, co-writing several soft rock and pop hits of the late 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. is an American Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who chaired the House Commerce Committee and played a key role in major financial deregulation legislation.
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E.
Walter F. George
Walter F. George was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Senator from Georgia known for his influential roles in foreign policy and finance during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Founding Father of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1735-04-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Gloucester, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester
|
| conflictWith | Lachlan McIntosh ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCause | gunshot wound from duel ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1777-05-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| dueledWith | Lachlan McIntosh ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gwinnett
ⓘ
linked to:
Gwinnett County, Georgia
|
| givenName | Button ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Gwinnett County, Georgia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyMemberOf |
Georgia Provincial Congress
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in a duel ⓘ |
| movedTo |
North America
ⓘ
Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| namesakeOf | Gwinnett County, Georgia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
having one of the rarest and most valuable signatures among the signers of the Declaration ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1777-05-08 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1777-03-04 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Georgia
ⓘ
Speaker of the Georgia Assembly ⓘ member of the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the Georgia Provincial Congress ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| represented | Georgia ⓘ |
| servedAsGovernorOf |
Province of Georgia
ⓘ
State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia
|
| servedIn | Georgia militia ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
United States Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| signatureRarity | very rare ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Bourne ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Button Gwinnett Description of subject: Button Gwinnett was an English-born American politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and briefly governor of Georgia during the Revolutionary era.
Referenced by (4)
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