Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court)
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Edward T. Sanford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Warren G. Harding and serving from 1923 until his death in 1930.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1723915 — 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: Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court) Context triple: [Owen J. Roberts, replaced, Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court)]
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A.
Justice George Sutherland
Justice George Sutherland was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role in the Court’s early 20th-century decisions limiting federal power.
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B.
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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C.
John M. Harlan II
John M. Harlan II was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his influential opinions on civil rights, due process, and a restrained, precedent-focused approach to constitutional interpretation.
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D.
Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
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E.
Justice Willis Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
- 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: Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court) Target entity description: Edward T. Sanford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Warren G. Harding and serving from 1923 until his death in 1930.
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A.
Justice George Sutherland
Justice George Sutherland was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role in the Court’s early 20th-century decisions limiting federal power.
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B.
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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C.
John M. Harlan II
John M. Harlan II was a prominent mid-20th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his influential opinions on civil rights, due process, and a restrained, precedent-focused approach to constitutional interpretation.
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D.
Byron R. White
Byron R. White was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his generally moderate-to-conservative jurisprudence and influential opinions across criminal procedure, civil rights, and federalism.
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E.
Justice Willis Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia Law School
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Harvard University ⓘ University of Tennessee, Knoxville ⓘ
surface form:
University of Tennessee
|
| appointedBy |
Warren G. Harding
ⓘ
Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | urological surgery complications ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-07-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-03-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ University of Tennessee, Knoxville ⓘ
surface form:
University of Tennessee
|
| employer |
University of Tennessee system
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Tennessee
|
| endTime | 1930 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sanford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| heritage | American of English descent ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Justice ⓘ |
| knownFor | support for incorporation of Bill of Rights against the states ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | judicial restraint with strong federal power ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| notableWork | majority opinion in Gitlow v. New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
law professor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| placeOfBirth | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General of the United States
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ⓘ law professor at University of Tennessee ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Hessin Clarke ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lutie Woodruff Sanford ⓘ |
| startTime | 1923 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Justice Harlan F. Stone
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surface form:
Harlan F. Stone
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| workedAs | private practice lawyer in Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward T. Sanford (on the U.S. Supreme Court) Description of subject: Edward T. Sanford was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Warren G. Harding and serving from 1923 until his death in 1930.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Owen J. Roberts