Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur
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Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the First Lady of the United States during part of Chester A. Arthur’s presidency, remembered for her social grace and her early death before fully assuming White House duties.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur canonical | 4 |
| Ellen Herndon Arthur | 2 |
| Ellen Herndon Arthur (sister) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T794827 — 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: Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur Context triple: [Chester A. Arthur, spouse, Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur]
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A.
Alice C. Tyler
Alice C. Tyler was a philanthropist and environmental advocate whose legacy is honored through the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
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B.
Julia Dent Grant
Julia Dent Grant was the First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877 as the wife of President Ulysses S. Grant and was known for her social prominence and support of her husband's military and political career.
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C.
Sophia Birchard Hayes
Sophia Birchard Hayes was the mother of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and played a central role in his upbringing after being widowed early.
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D.
Sarah Pierpont Edwards
Sarah Pierpont Edwards was an 18th-century American religious figure and diarist known for her deep piety, influential role in the First Great Awakening, and partnership in ministry with theologian Jonathan Edwards.
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E.
Laura Franklin Delano
Laura Franklin Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family of New York and an aunt of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 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: Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur Target entity description: Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the First Lady of the United States during part of Chester A. Arthur’s presidency, remembered for her social grace and her early death before fully assuming White House duties.
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A.
Alice C. Tyler
Alice C. Tyler was a philanthropist and environmental advocate whose legacy is honored through the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
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B.
Julia Dent Grant
Julia Dent Grant was the First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877 as the wife of President Ulysses S. Grant and was known for her social prominence and support of her husband's military and political career.
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C.
Sophia Birchard Hayes
Sophia Birchard Hayes was the mother of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and played a central role in his upbringing after being widowed early.
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D.
Sarah Pierpont Edwards
Sarah Pierpont Edwards was an 18th-century American religious figure and diarist known for her deep piety, influential role in the First Great Awakening, and partnership in ministry with theologian Jonathan Edwards.
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E.
Laura Franklin Delano
Laura Franklin Delano was a member of the prominent Delano family of New York and an aunt of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Lady of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (through her husband)
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| birthDate | 1837-08-30 ⓘ |
| birthName | Ellen Lewis Herndon ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Town of Culpeper
ⓘ
surface form:
Culpeper Court House, Virginia, United States
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| burialPlace |
Albany Rural Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Chester Alan Arthur II
ⓘ
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ellen Herndon Arthur
William Lewis Herndon Arthur ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1880-01-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City, New York, United States of America
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| diedBefore | Chester A. Arthur’s inauguration as President ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of Virginian background ⓘ |
| familyName | Arthur ⓘ |
| father | William Lewis Herndon ⓘ |
| floruit | 19th century ⓘ |
| fullName | Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellen ⓘ |
| knownFor | social grace and musical talent ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1859-10-25 ⓘ |
| metSpouseIn |
New York City, New York, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| mother | Frances Elizabeth Hansborough ⓘ |
| musicActivity | sang in church choirs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur
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posthumous role as First Lady during Chester A. Arthur’s presidency ⓘ |
| notedTrait |
elegant manners
ⓘ
strong sense of social duty ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | socialite ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of the United States ⓘ |
| predecessorAsFirstLady |
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Lucretia Garfield
|
| relative |
Chester A. Arthur
ⓘ
Frances Elizabeth Hansborough ⓘ William Lewis Herndon ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residenceBeforeMarriage |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| roleInWhiteHouse | served symbolically as First Lady, duties often performed by her sister-in-law Mary Arthur McElroy ⓘ |
| spouse | Chester A. Arthur ⓘ |
| spouseOccupationAtMarriage | lawyer in New York City ⓘ |
| spouseOrdinalNumberAsPresident | 21 ⓘ |
| spousePosition | President of the United States ⓘ |
| successorAsFirstLady | Frances Folsom Cleveland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur Description of subject: Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the First Lady of the United States during part of Chester A. Arthur’s presidency, remembered for her social grace and her early death before fully assuming White House duties.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ellen Herndon Arthur
this entity surface form:
Ellen Herndon Arthur
this entity surface form:
Ellen Herndon Arthur (sister)