Thomas Worthington
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Thomas Worthington was an early American politician and landowner who served as the sixth governor of Ohio and was instrumental in the state’s admission to the Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Worthington canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10623405 — 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: Thomas Worthington Context triple: [Adena Mansion and Gardens, formerHomeOf, Thomas Worthington]
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Thomas Worthington
Thomas Worthington was an English Catholic priest and scholar best known for his role in editing and promoting the Douay–Rheims Bible during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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B.
George Worthington
George Worthington is a notable individual who shares the surname Worthington and is recognized as one of its distinguished bearers.
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C.
William B. Worthington
William B. Worthington is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Worthington name.
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D.
William J. Worthington
William J. Worthington is a notable individual associated with the Worthington name, recognized for his prominence in historical or public records.
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E.
Josiah Snelling
Josiah Snelling was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer best known for commanding and overseeing the construction of the frontier outpost that became Fort Snelling in Minnesota.
- 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: Thomas Worthington Target entity description: Thomas Worthington was an early American politician and landowner who served as the sixth governor of Ohio and was instrumental in the state’s admission to the Union.
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A.
Thomas Worthington
Thomas Worthington was an English Catholic priest and scholar best known for his role in editing and promoting the Douay–Rheims Bible during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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B.
George Worthington
George Worthington is a notable individual who shares the surname Worthington and is recognized as one of its distinguished bearers.
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C.
William B. Worthington
William B. Worthington is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Worthington name.
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D.
William J. Worthington
William J. Worthington is a notable individual associated with the Worthington name, recognized for his prominence in historical or public records.
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E.
Josiah Snelling
Josiah Snelling was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer best known for commanding and overseeing the construction of the frontier outpost that became Fort Snelling in Minnesota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1773-07-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1827-06-20 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical records of early Ohio statehood ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-educated ⓘ |
| endTime |
first term in U.S. Senate ended in 1807
ⓘ
second term in U.S. Senate ended in 1814 ⓘ term as Governor of Ohio ended in 1818 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Worthington ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Ohio General Assembly
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Ohio
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | instrumental in Ohio’s admission to the Union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Ohio Democratic-Republicans
ⓘ
role in drafting Ohio’s first constitution ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for Ohio statehood ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
politician ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Ohio ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 6th Governor of Ohio ⓘ |
| owned |
Adena Mansion
ⓘ
linked to:
Adena Mansion and Gardens
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| partOf | early American frontier political leadership ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berkeley County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Ohio
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United States Senator ⓘ member of the Ohio House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Ohio State Senate ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Adena Mansion
ⓘ
linked to:
Adena Mansion and Gardens
Chillicothe, Ohio ⓘ Ross County, Ohio ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Eleanor Swearingen Worthington ⓘ |
| startTime |
first term in U.S. Senate began in 1803
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second term in U.S. Senate began in 1810 ⓘ term as Governor of Ohio began in 1814 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chillicothe, Ohio
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Worthington Description of subject: Thomas Worthington was an early American politician and landowner who served as the sixth governor of Ohio and was instrumental in the state’s admission to the Union.
Referenced by (4)
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