John Lansing Jr.
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American lawyer
American politician
Chancellor of New York
Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court
delegate to the Constitutional Convention
human
John Lansing Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention who served as a prominent early judicial and political figure in New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Lansing Jr. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3902620 — 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: John Lansing Jr. Context triple: [Chancellor of New York, officeHoldersInclude, John Lansing Jr.]
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A.
Erastus Corning 2nd
Erastus Corning 2nd was a long-serving Democratic mayor of Albany, New York, known for his powerful role in local politics and leadership of the city’s political machine in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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C.
William H. Huyler
William H. Huyler was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey in the late 19th century.
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D.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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E.
Simeon E. Baldwin
Simeon E. Baldwin was an American jurist, legal scholar, and governor of Connecticut who played a key role in shaping legal education and public life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: John Lansing Jr. Target entity description: John Lansing Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention who served as a prominent early judicial and political figure in New York.
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A.
Erastus Corning 2nd
Erastus Corning 2nd was a long-serving Democratic mayor of Albany, New York, known for his powerful role in local politics and leadership of the city’s political machine in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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C.
William H. Huyler
William H. Huyler was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey in the late 19th century.
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D.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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E.
Simeon E. Baldwin
Simeon E. Baldwin was an American jurist, legal scholar, and governor of Connecticut who played a key role in shaping legal education and public life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
ⓘ
American politician ⓘ Chancellor of New York ⓘ Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ delegate to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1754-01-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1829-10-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| describedBySource | historical records of the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| disappearancePlace | New York City ⓘ |
| disappearedOn | 1829-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | read law (legal apprenticeship) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lansing ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leaving the Constitutional Convention in opposition to a strong central government
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mysterious disappearance in 1829 ⓘ serving as Chancellor of New York ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disappeared ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
Continental Congress ⓘ New York State Assembly ⓘ |
| name | John Lansing Jr. self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | opposition to the draft U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | early political history of New York ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalist
|
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of New York
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ Mayor of Albany, New York ⓘ Member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ Speaker of the New York State Assembly ⓘ delegate to the Constitutional Convention ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| relative |
Abraham G. Lansing
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Gerrit Y. Lansing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
New York City ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Lansing Jr. Description of subject: John Lansing Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention who served as a prominent early judicial and political figure in New York.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.