Daniel Horsmanden
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Daniel Horsmanden was an 18th-century New York judge and diarist best known for orchestrating and documenting the controversial trials during the 1741 slave conspiracy panic.
All labels observed (1)
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| Daniel Horsmanden canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11726444 — 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: Daniel Horsmanden Context triple: [New York Conspiracy of 1741, hasKeyFigure, Daniel Horsmanden]
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Humphrey Wanley
Humphrey Wanley was an English palaeographer, librarian, and antiquary renowned for his pioneering catalogues of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and his influential role in early 18th-century antiquarian scholarship.
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B.
William Walwyn
William Walwyn was a prominent 17th-century English political writer and radical thinker associated with the Leveller movement, advocating religious toleration, popular sovereignty, and expanded civil liberties.
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C.
James Houghton
James Houghton is an American actor best known for his role as Kenny Ward on the long-running prime-time soap opera "Knots Landing."
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D.
Edward Cooke
Edward Cooke is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in law, politics, and academia.
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E.
Robert Mylne
Robert Mylne was an 18th-century Scottish architect and civil engineer best known for designing London’s Blackfriars Bridge and contributing to major canal and waterworks projects in Britain.
- 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: Daniel Horsmanden Target entity description: Daniel Horsmanden was an 18th-century New York judge and diarist best known for orchestrating and documenting the controversial trials during the 1741 slave conspiracy panic.
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A.
Humphrey Wanley
Humphrey Wanley was an English palaeographer, librarian, and antiquary renowned for his pioneering catalogues of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and his influential role in early 18th-century antiquarian scholarship.
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B.
William Walwyn
William Walwyn was a prominent 17th-century English political writer and radical thinker associated with the Leveller movement, advocating religious toleration, popular sovereignty, and expanded civil liberties.
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C.
James Houghton
James Houghton is an American actor best known for his role as Kenny Ward on the long-running prime-time soap opera "Knots Landing."
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D.
Edward Cooke
Edward Cooke is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical figures in law, politics, and academia.
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E.
Robert Mylne
Robert Mylne was an 18th-century Scottish architect and civil engineer best known for designing London’s Blackfriars Bridge and contributing to major canal and waterworks projects in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial official
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diarist ⓘ judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor William Cosby ⓘ |
| authorOf | A Journal of the Proceedings in The Detection of the Conspiracy Formed by Some White People, in Conjunction with Negro and Other Slaves ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Surrey ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1694 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Province of New York ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Province of New York ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1778 ⓘ |
| education | studied law in England ⓘ |
| ethnicity | English ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | associated with judicial overreach and coerced testimony in 1741 trials ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Cosby–Morris political factionalism in colonial New York ⓘ |
| knownFor |
book "A Journal of the Proceedings in The Detection of the Conspiracy Formed by Some White People, in Conjunction with Negro and Other Slaves"
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documenting the 1741 New York slave conspiracy panic ⓘ role in the 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | Province of New York Supreme Court ⓘ |
| legalRole |
examiner of witnesses in 1741 conspiracy investigations
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presiding judge in 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| movedTo | New York ⓘ |
| name | Daniel Horsmanden ⓘ |
| notableWorkDate | 1744 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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diarist ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1741 New York slave conspiracy panic ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of Governor William Cosby ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the Province of New York
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member of the Governor’s Council of New York ⓘ recorder of New York City ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
British North America
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linked to:
British America
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| religion | Anglican ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary source for historians of the 1741 New York conspiracy ⓘ |
| trialTypePresidedOver |
arson conspiracy trials
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slave conspiracy trials ⓘ |
| yearMovedToNewYork | circa 1720s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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Daniel Horsmanden’s Journal of the Proceedings in The Detection of the Conspiracy
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author
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Daniel Horsmanden
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