William Marbury
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William Marbury was an American Federalist whose denied judicial commission led him to sue Secretary of State James Madison, resulting in the landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Marbury canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T32936 — 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: William Marbury Context triple: [Marbury v. Madison, plaintiff, William Marbury]
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A.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
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B.
John Adams
John Adams was a Founding Father of the United States who served as the nation’s second president and was a leading advocate for independence and republican government.
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C.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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D.
Charles Adams
Charles Adams was an American lawyer and the second son of U.S. President John Adams and Abigail Adams, known largely through his association with the prominent Adams political family.
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E.
Charles Adams
Charles Adams was an American businessman best known for establishing the Boston Bruins as the first U.S.-based team in the National Hockey League.
- 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: William Marbury Target entity description: William Marbury was an American Federalist whose denied judicial commission led him to sue Secretary of State James Madison, resulting in the landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review in the United States.
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A.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
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B.
John Adams
John Adams was a Founding Father of the United States who served as the nation’s second president and was a leading advocate for independence and republican government.
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C.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Muhlenberg was an American politician and clergyman who became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the early years of the republic.
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D.
Charles Adams
Charles Adams was an American lawyer and the second son of U.S. President John Adams and Abigail Adams, known largely through his association with the prominent Adams political family.
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E.
Charles Adams
Charles Adams was an American businessman best known for establishing the Boston Bruins as the first U.S.-based team in the National Hockey League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Federalist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John Adams ⓘ |
| appointedPosition | justice of the peace in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| appointmentDate | 1801 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
judicial review in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1762 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1835 ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| filedLawsuitAgainst | James Madison ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson administration
|
| hasCauseOfNotability | failure of his commission to be delivered by the Jefferson administration ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | central figure in the case that established judicial review in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early Republic of the United States ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the doctrine of judicial review ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAction | petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus ⓘ |
| legalCase | Marbury v. Madison ⓘ |
| legalCaseRole | plaintiff ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
presidency of John Adams
ⓘ
presidency of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
|
| mentionedIn | opinion of Chief Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison ⓘ |
| name | William Marbury self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Marbury v. Madison ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the plaintiff in Marbury v. Madison ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Maryland ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-strong federal government ⓘ |
| positionHeld | justice of the peace for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Presidency of John Adams
ⓘ
surface form:
Adams administration
|
| reasonForNotability | his denied judicial commission led to a landmark Supreme Court case establishing judicial review ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ |
| relatedLegalDoctrine | judicial review ⓘ |
| relatedLegalSystem |
United States law
ⓘ
surface form:
United States constitutional law
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| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Georgetown, District of Columbia
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Marbury Description of subject: William Marbury was an American Federalist whose denied judicial commission led him to sue Secretary of State James Madison, resulting in the landmark Supreme Court case that established judicial review in the United States.
Referenced by (4)
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