Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
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Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the last undisputed direct male descendant of President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4397987 — 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: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Context triple: [Lincoln family, hasProminentDescendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith]
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A.
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Mary Lincoln Beckwith was a granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln and a relatively private member of the Lincoln family known for her lifelong unmarried status and low public profile.
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B.
John Wellborn Root
John Wellborn Root was a pioneering American architect of the late 19th century, best known for his influential role in developing early skyscraper design and shaping the Chicago School of architecture.
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C.
William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, and scientific illustrator known for his influential work on Native American cultures and his leadership in major U.S. scientific institutions.
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D.
William Holmes
William Holmes was a film editor best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the 1941 biographical war film "Sergeant York."
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E.
James Carroll Beckwith
James Carroll Beckwith was an American portrait and genre painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his refined academic style and contributions to the New York art scene.
- 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: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Target entity description: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the last undisputed direct male descendant of President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Mary Lincoln Beckwith
Mary Lincoln Beckwith was a granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln and a relatively private member of the Lincoln family known for her lifelong unmarried status and low public profile.
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B.
John Wellborn Root
John Wellborn Root was a pioneering American architect of the late 19th century, best known for his influential role in developing early skyscraper design and shaping the Chicago School of architecture.
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C.
William Henry Holmes
William Henry Holmes was an American archaeologist, anthropologist, and scientific illustrator known for his influential work on Native American cultures and his leadership in major U.S. scientific institutions.
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D.
William Holmes
William Holmes was a film editor best known for his Academy Award-winning work on the 1941 biographical war film "Sergeant York."
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E.
James Carroll Beckwith
James Carroll Beckwith was an American portrait and genre painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his refined academic style and contributions to the New York art scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American farmer
ⓘ
descendant of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ gentleman farmer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-07-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-12-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
George Washington University Law School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgetown University ⓘ Milton Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillips Exeter Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Warren Wallace Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| grandfather | Robert Todd Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandmother | Mary Todd Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoChildren | true ⓘ |
| lineageStatus | last undisputed direct male-line descendant of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| managedProperty | family farm in Virginia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| mother | Jessie Harlan Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last undisputed direct male descendant of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jessie Harlan Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Todd Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Todd Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
gentleman farmer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Riverside, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hartfield, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Mary Lincoln Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Annemarie Hoffman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hazel Frances Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Elizabeth Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Description of subject: Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the last undisputed direct male descendant of President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.