Samuel Blatchford
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Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Blatchford canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1821984 — 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: Samuel Blatchford Context triple: [Henry Billings Brown, predecessor, Samuel Blatchford]
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A.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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B.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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C.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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D.
Warden Samuel Norton
Warden Samuel Norton is the corrupt, Bible-quoting prison administrator who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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E.
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian, educator, and church historian who helped shape Reformed theological education in the United States.
- 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: Samuel Blatchford Target entity description: Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
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A.
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.
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B.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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C.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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D.
Warden Samuel Norton
Warden Samuel Norton is the corrupt, Bible-quoting prison administrator who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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E.
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian, educator, and church historian who helped shape Reformed theological education in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Chester A. Arthur ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
admiralty law
ⓘ
patent law ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery ⓘ |
| confirmedToSupremeCourtOn | 1882-03-22 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1893-07-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia College
Columbia University ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Blatchford ⓘ |
| father | Richard Milford Blatchford ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Blatchford self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| graduatedIn | 1837 ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Samuel Blatchford ⓘ |
| honoredIn | United States legal history ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedToSupremeCourtOn | 1882-03-13 ⓘ |
| notableDecisionArea |
admiralty jurisdiction cases
ⓘ
patent infringement cases ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expertise in admiralty law
ⓘ
expertise in patent law ⓘ service on the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit ⓘ Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| practicedInField |
commercial law
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | New York City ⓘ |
| precededInOfficeBy | Ward Hunt ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| servedOnSupremeCourtUntil | 1893-07-07 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Frances Appleton ⓘ |
| succeededInOfficeBy | Edward Douglass White ⓘ |
| tookOfficeAsAssociateJusticeOn | 1882-03-27 ⓘ |
| workedAs | reporter of decisions for the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Blatchford Description of subject: Samuel Blatchford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his expertise in admiralty and patent law.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ward Hunt