Littleton Waller Tazewell
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Littleton Waller Tazewell was a prominent 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Virginia and as a U.S. senator.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Littleton Waller Tazewell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4572018 — 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: Littleton Waller Tazewell Context triple: [Tazewell County, Virginia, namedAfter, Littleton Waller Tazewell]
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A.
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Richard Dobbs Spaight was an American Founding Father from North Carolina who signed the U.S. Constitution and later served as the state's governor and a member of Congress.
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B.
Robert M. T. Hunter
Robert M. T. Hunter was an American politician from Virginia who served as a U.S. senator, Speaker of the House, and later a leading statesman of the Confederate government during the Civil War.
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C.
Joseph Twichell House
The Joseph Twichell House is a historic residence in Hartford, Connecticut, associated with Reverend Joseph Twichell, a close friend of Mark Twain and a notable figure in the Nook Farm literary community.
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D.
Hugh McDowell
Hugh McDowell was an English cellist best known for his dynamic performances and recordings with the rock band Electric Light Orchestra during the 1970s.
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E.
James Hicks Stone
James Hicks Stone was the brother of prominent American architect Edward Durell Stone and a member of the Stone family noted for its contributions to architecture and the arts.
- 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: Littleton Waller Tazewell Target entity description: Littleton Waller Tazewell was a prominent 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Virginia and as a U.S. senator.
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A.
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Richard Dobbs Spaight was an American Founding Father from North Carolina who signed the U.S. Constitution and later served as the state's governor and a member of Congress.
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B.
Robert M. T. Hunter
Robert M. T. Hunter was an American politician from Virginia who served as a U.S. senator, Speaker of the House, and later a leading statesman of the Confederate government during the Civil War.
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C.
Joseph Twichell House
The Joseph Twichell House is a historic residence in Hartford, Connecticut, associated with Reverend Joseph Twichell, a close friend of Mark Twain and a notable figure in the Nook Farm literary community.
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D.
Hugh McDowell
Hugh McDowell was an English cellist best known for his dynamic performances and recordings with the rock band Electric Light Orchestra during the 1970s.
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E.
James Hicks Stone
James Hicks Stone was the brother of prominent American architect Edward Durell Stone and a member of the Stone family noted for its contributions to architecture and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1774-12-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1860-05-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Tazewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Littleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Governor
ⓘ
Senator ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacksonian Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Virginia state politics
ⓘ
serving as Governor of Virginia ⓘ serving as United States Senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for states' rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| represented | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Stratton Nivison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Norfolk, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Littleton Waller Tazewell Description of subject: Littleton Waller Tazewell was a prominent 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Virginia and as a U.S. senator.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.