Joseph P. Bradley
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Joseph P. Bradley was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions during the Reconstruction era, including decisions that significantly limited federal civil rights protections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph P. Bradley canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932028 — 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: Joseph P. Bradley Context triple: [The Civil Rights Cases, majorityOpinionBy, Joseph P. Bradley]
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A.
Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles was a prominent 19th-century United States Army general known for his leadership in the Indian Wars and later as Commanding General of the U.S. Army.
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B.
Josiah Parsons Cooke
Josiah Parsons Cooke was a 19th-century American chemist and Harvard professor known for his influential work in chemical education and atomic theory.
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C.
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman was an American politician who served as the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912.
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D.
Leonard Wood
Leonard Wood was a U.S. Army officer and colonial administrator who served as a key military governor in American-occupied territories around the turn of the 20th century.
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E.
Edward R. S. Canby
Edward R. S. Canby was a U.S. Army general best known for his service in the American Civil War and for being the only general officer killed during the Indian Wars, during peace negotiations in the Modoc War.
- 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: Joseph P. Bradley Target entity description: Joseph P. Bradley was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions during the Reconstruction era, including decisions that significantly limited federal civil rights protections.
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A.
Nelson A. Miles
Nelson A. Miles was a prominent 19th-century United States Army general known for his leadership in the Indian Wars and later as Commanding General of the U.S. Army.
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B.
Josiah Parsons Cooke
Josiah Parsons Cooke was a 19th-century American chemist and Harvard professor known for his influential work in chemical education and atomic theory.
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C.
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman was an American politician who served as the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912.
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D.
Leonard Wood
Leonard Wood was a U.S. Army officer and colonial administrator who served as a key military governor in American-occupied territories around the turn of the 20th century.
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E.
Edward R. S. Canby
Edward R. S. Canby was a U.S. Army general best known for his service in the American Civil War and for being the only general officer killed during the Indian Wars, during peace negotiations in the Modoc War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1813-03-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1892-01-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rutgers University
ⓘ
surface form:
Rutgers College
Rutgers University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1892-01-22 ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| familyName | Bradley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
limiting scope of federal civil rights enforcement
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narrow view of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decisions limiting federal civil rights protections
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influential opinions during the Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| middleName | P. ⓘ |
| notableCase |
The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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surface form:
Civil Rights Cases (1883)
United States taxation and revenue case law ⓘ
surface form:
Legal Tender Cases
Slaughter-House Cases ⓘ
surface form:
Slaughter-House Cases (related opinions)
|
| notableWork |
opinion in the Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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opinion in the Legal Tender Cases ⓘ opinion in the Slaughter-House Cases (dissent-related influence) ⓘ role in the Electoral Commission of 1877 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Electoral Commission of 1877 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (historical association)
|
| placeOfBirth | Berne, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Newark
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surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
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| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Newark
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surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1870-03-23 ⓘ |
| termEndAsJustice | 1892-01-22 ⓘ |
| termStartAsJustice | 1870-03-23 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Newark
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surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph P. Bradley Description of subject: Joseph P. Bradley was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions during the Reconstruction era, including decisions that significantly limited federal civil rights protections.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases