Charles Evans Hughes
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Charles Evans Hughes was an American statesman and jurist who served as governor of New York, U.S. Supreme Court justice and later chief justice, and U.S. secretary of state, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1916.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Evans Hughes canonical | 51 |
| Charles Evans Hughes Jr. | 3 |
| Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T79157 — 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.
Target entity: Charles Evans Hughes Context triple: [American Bar Association Medal, notableRecipient, Charles Evans Hughes]
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Robert H. Jackson
Robert H. Jackson was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II.
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Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter was an influential American jurist and Harvard Law professor who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962.
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Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels was an influential American newspaper editor and publisher who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.
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President William Howard Taft
President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.
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William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles Evans Hughes Target entity description: Charles Evans Hughes was an American statesman and jurist who served as governor of New York, U.S. Supreme Court justice and later chief justice, and U.S. secretary of state, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1916.
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A.
Robert H. Jackson
Robert H. Jackson was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II.
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B.
Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter was an influential American jurist and Harvard Law professor who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962.
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C.
Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels was an influential American newspaper editor and publisher who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.
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President William Howard Taft
President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.
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William Tilden Blodgett
William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Brown University
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Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Herbert Hoover
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President William Howard Taft ⓘ
surface form:
William Howard Taft
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| birthDate | 1862-04-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Glen Cove, New York ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | United States presidential election, 1916 ⓘ |
| child |
Catherine Hughes
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Charles Evans Hughes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Evans Hughes Jr.
Elizabeth Hughes Gossett ⓘ Helen Hughes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1948-08-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Osterville, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| endTime |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States term 1916
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Chief Justice of the United States term 1941 ⓘ Governor of New York term 1910 ⓘ United States Secretary of State term 1925 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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public administration ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Bar Association ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| nominatedFor | President of the United States ⓘ |
| notableEvent | narrow loss to Woodrow Wilson in the 1916 U.S. presidential election ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the U.S. Supreme Court during the New Deal era ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ Governor of New York ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
New York City ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ |
| spouse | Antoinette Carter Hughes ⓘ |
| startTime |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States term 1910
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Chief Justice of the United States term 1930 ⓘ Governor of New York term 1907 ⓘ United States Secretary of State term 1921 ⓘ |
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Subject: Charles Evans Hughes Description of subject: Charles Evans Hughes was an American statesman and jurist who served as governor of New York, U.S. Supreme Court justice and later chief justice, and U.S. secretary of state, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1916.
Referenced by (55)
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