Sidney Rigdon
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Sidney Rigdon was an early 19th-century American Restorationist preacher and prominent leader in the Latter Day Saint movement who served as a close associate of Joseph Smith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sidney Rigdon canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9310181 — 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: Sidney Rigdon Context triple: [Kirtland Temple, associatedWith, Sidney Rigdon]
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A.
Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt was a prominent early leader and missionary in the Latter-day Saint movement, known as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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B.
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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C.
Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball was an early Latter-day Saint apostle and influential leader who played a key role in guiding and establishing the Mormon pioneer community in the American West.
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D.
William Clayton
William Clayton was a 19th-century New Zealand government architect best known for designing major public buildings, including the Old Government Buildings in Wellington.
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E.
William Clayton
William Clayton was an American pulp magazine publisher best known for launching influential early science fiction magazines in the 1930s.
- 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: Sidney Rigdon Target entity description: Sidney Rigdon was an early 19th-century American Restorationist preacher and prominent leader in the Latter Day Saint movement who served as a close associate of Joseph Smith.
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A.
Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt was a prominent early leader and missionary in the Latter-day Saint movement, known as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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B.
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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C.
Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball was an early Latter-day Saint apostle and influential leader who played a key role in guiding and establishing the Mormon pioneer community in the American West.
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D.
William Clayton
William Clayton was a 19th-century New Zealand government architect best known for designing major public buildings, including the Old Government Buildings in Wellington.
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E.
William Clayton
William Clayton was an American pulp magazine publisher best known for launching influential early science fiction magazines in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian Restorationist preacher
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Latter Day Saint leader ⓘ human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Latter Day Saint movement in 1830 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1793-02-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1876-07-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rigdon ⓘ |
| founded | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) ⓘ |
| givenName | Sidney ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
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linked to:
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) ⓘ First Presidency of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ
linked to:
First Presidency
|
| movement |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
Restorationism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close associate of Joseph Smith
ⓘ
leadership claim after the death of Joseph Smith ⓘ major theological influence on early Mormonism ⓘ role in development of Latter Day Saint communal and political ideas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
influence on early Latter Day Saint theology
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sermons and theological discourses ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 12 ⓘ |
| occupation |
preacher
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religious reformer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Kirtland period of Latter Day Saint history
ⓘ
Missouri period of Latter Day Saint history ⓘ Nauvoo period of Latter Day Saint history ⓘ |
| partnerInReligionWith | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Kirtland, Ohio
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ |
| positionHeld | counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptist (early life)
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Campbellite Restorationist ⓘ Latter Day Saint ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Latter Day Saint political and civic speeches
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development of Latter Day Saint doctrine of Zion ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Phebe Brooks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (16)
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