Joseph Smith III
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Joseph Smith III was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr. and the founding prophet-president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Smith III canonical | 7 |
| Joseph Smith III, Prophet-President | 1 |
| Joseph Smith, III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9310121 — 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: Joseph Smith III Context triple: [RLDS Church, claimsLeadershipLineFrom, Joseph Smith III]
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A.
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, serving as Assistant President of the Church and a close supporter of his brother Joseph Smith before being killed alongside him in 1844.
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B.
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton was an influential American businessman and government official who played a key role in shaping U.S. economic policy and the post–World War II Marshall Plan.
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C.
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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D.
William Clayton
William Clayton was an American pulp magazine publisher best known for launching influential early science fiction magazines in the 1930s.
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E.
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen was an American character actor known for his authoritative voice and frequent supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Joseph Smith III Target entity description: Joseph Smith III was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr. and the founding prophet-president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
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A.
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, serving as Assistant President of the Church and a close supporter of his brother Joseph Smith before being killed alongside him in 1844.
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B.
William L. Clayton
William L. Clayton was an influential American businessman and government official who played a key role in shaping U.S. economic policy and the post–World War II Marshall Plan.
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C.
William Clayton
William Clayton was an American pulp magazine publisher best known for launching influential early science fiction magazines in the 1930s.
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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.
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen was an American character actor known for his authoritative voice and frequent supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
church president ⓘ prophet ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Joseph Smith III, Prophet-President
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Smith III
Joseph Smith, III ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Smith III
|
| birthDate | 1832-11-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kirtland, Ohio
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| burialPlace | Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Missouri ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander Hale Smith
ⓘ
Frederick M. Smith ⓘ Israel A. Smith ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deathDate | 1914-12-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Independence, Missouri
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTimeOfRole | 1914 ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| father | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Smith III ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| mother | Emma Hale Smith ⓘ |
| movement |
Reorganized Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Community of Christ
|
| notableEvent | Accepted leadership of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1860 ⓘ |
| notableFor | Founding prophet-president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Alexander Hale Smith
ⓘ
Frederick M. Smith ⓘ Israel A. Smith ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
ⓘ
Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ |
| religion |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ
linked to:
Community of Christ
|
| residence |
Independence, Missouri
ⓘ
Lamoni, Iowa ⓘ Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ Plano, Illinois ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ada Rachel Clark
ⓘ
Bertha Madison ⓘ Emmeline Griswold ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfRole |
Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
ⓘ
linked to:
President of the Community of Christ
|
| succeeded | Jason W. Briggs ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Frederick M. Smith ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Smith III Description of subject: Joseph Smith III was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr. and the founding prophet-president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Joseph Smith III
linked to: Joseph Smith III