James Iredell Sr.
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James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Iredell | 7 |
| James Iredell Sr. canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243573 — 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: James Iredell Sr. Context triple: [North Carolina leaders, includedLeader, James Iredell Sr.]
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A.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
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B.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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C.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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D.
Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens was a prominent South Carolina militia leader and frontiersman who became one of the most effective Patriot commanders in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Joseph Galloway
Joseph Galloway was a prominent Loyalist politician and colonial leader from Pennsylvania who opposed American independence and later fled to Britain during the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: James Iredell Sr. Target entity description: James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
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A.
Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
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B.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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C.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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D.
Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens was a prominent South Carolina militia leader and frontiersman who became one of the most effective Patriot commanders in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Joseph Galloway
Joseph Galloway was a prominent Loyalist politician and colonial leader from Pennsylvania who opposed American independence and later fled to Britain during the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American judge
ⓘ
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Edenton
ⓘ
surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
|
| child | James Iredell Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1751-10-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1799-10-20 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court historical records ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught in law ⓘ |
| endTime | 1799-10-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Iredell ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Iredell County
ⓘ
surface form:
Iredell County, North Carolina
Iredell House historic site in Edenton ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | support for strong but limited federal judiciary ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| movement |
New Federalism
ⓘ
surface form:
American Federalism
|
| notableFor |
arguments for constitutional supremacy over state laws
ⓘ
being one of the original justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ influential defenses of judicial review ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Federalist Papers
ⓘ
surface form:
Essays in support of the U.S. Constitution
Chisholm v. Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
Opinion in Chisholm v. Georgia
|
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American constitutional debate over ratification
ⓘ
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina ratifying convention debates
|
| partOf | early United States federal judiciary ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lewes, Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware Colony
|
| placeOfDeath |
Edenton
ⓘ
surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
|
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Attorney General of North Carolina ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Edenton
ⓘ
surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Johnston Iredell ⓘ |
| startTime | 1790-05-12 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Edenton
ⓘ
surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
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Subject: James Iredell Sr. Description of subject: James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
Referenced by (14)
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