Lorrin A. Thurston
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Lorrin A. Thurston was an American-Hawaiian lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher who played a leading role in ending the Hawaiian monarchy and promoting U.S. annexation of Hawaii.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lorrin A. Thurston canonical | 5 |
| Lorrin Andrews Thurston | 2 |
| Lorrin Potter Thurston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4351182 — 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: Lorrin A. Thurston Context triple: [Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893, participant, Lorrin A. Thurston]
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A.
Grover T. Muldoon
Grover T. Muldoon is a fast-talking, streetwise Chicago car thief portrayed by Richard Pryor in the 1976 comedy-thriller film "Silver Streak."
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B.
John R. Sinnock
John R. Sinnock was the eighth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, best known for designing the Roosevelt dime and contributing to several U.S. coin designs.
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C.
John F. Sattler
John F. Sattler is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general known for his leadership of Marine forces during the Iraq War, including major operations in Fallujah.
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D.
Elbert Guillory
Elbert Guillory is an American attorney and politician from Louisiana known for his party switch from Democrat to Republican and his outspoken conservative views.
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E.
James Phinney Baxter III
James Phinney Baxter III was an American historian and educator who served as president of Williams College and later became a prominent government intelligence official during World War II.
- 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: Lorrin A. Thurston Target entity description: Lorrin A. Thurston was an American-Hawaiian lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher who played a leading role in ending the Hawaiian monarchy and promoting U.S. annexation of Hawaii.
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A.
Grover T. Muldoon
Grover T. Muldoon is a fast-talking, streetwise Chicago car thief portrayed by Richard Pryor in the 1976 comedy-thriller film "Silver Streak."
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B.
John R. Sinnock
John R. Sinnock was the eighth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, best known for designing the Roosevelt dime and contributing to several U.S. coin designs.
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C.
John F. Sattler
John F. Sattler is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general known for his leadership of Marine forces during the Iraq War, including major operations in Fallujah.
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D.
Elbert Guillory
Elbert Guillory is an American attorney and politician from Louisiana known for his party switch from Democrat to Republican and his outspoken conservative views.
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E.
James Phinney Baxter III
James Phinney Baxter III was an American historian and educator who served as president of Williams College and later became a prominent government intelligence official during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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lawyer ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | annexation of Hawaii by the United States ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Oʻahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii
|
| child |
Lorrin Potter Thurston
ⓘ
linked to:
Lorrin A. Thurston
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1858-07-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-05-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Punahou School
ⓘ
Yale Law School ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
American
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Hawaiian ⓘ |
| familyName | Thurston ⓘ |
| founded | Hui Kuokoa newspaper (as part of publishing interests) ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lorrin Andrews Thurston
ⓘ
linked to:
Lorrin A. Thurston
|
| givenName | Lorrin ⓘ |
| grandparent |
Asa Thurston
ⓘ
Lucy Goodale Thurston ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Annexation Club (Hawaii)
ⓘ
Reform Party (Kingdom of Hawaii) ⓘ
linked to:
Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom
|
| notableFor |
advocacy of United States annexation of Hawaii
ⓘ
leading role in overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy ⓘ ownership and publication of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | Pacific Commercial Advertiser ⓘ |
| parent |
Asa Goodale Thurston II
ⓘ
Sarah Andrews ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu
|
| placeOfDeath |
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
|
| playedLeadingRoleIn | overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the Hawaiian Kingdom Legislature
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Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Hawaii ⓘ leader of the Committee of Safety (Hawaii) ⓘ publisher of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestantism
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linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| residence |
Honolulu, Hawaii
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linked to:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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| spouse | Harriet Potter Thurston ⓘ |
| supported |
establishment of the Provisional Government of Hawaii
ⓘ
establishment of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lorrin A. Thurston Description of subject: Lorrin A. Thurston was an American-Hawaiian lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher who played a leading role in ending the Hawaiian monarchy and promoting U.S. annexation of Hawaii.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Committee of Safety
linked to: Lorrin A. Thurston
linked to: Lorrin A. Thurston
linked to: Lorrin A. Thurston