Alexander Stephens Clay
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Alexander Stephens Clay was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Stephens Clay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4793662 — 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: Alexander Stephens Clay Context triple: [Lucius D. Clay, father, Alexander Stephens Clay]
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A.
Alexander H. Stephens
Alexander H. Stephens was an American politician best known as the vice president of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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B.
Jefferson C. Davis
Jefferson C. Davis was a controversial Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a U.S. Army officer involved in various Indian Wars in the American West.
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C.
Alexander Stephen
Alexander Stephen was a Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur best known for establishing the prominent shipbuilding firm Alexander Stephen and Sons on the River Clyde.
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D.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and a leading political figure of the Southern secessionist cause.
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E.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis is a supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man universe, best known as Miles Morales's father and a New York City police officer.
- 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: Alexander Stephens Clay Target entity description: Alexander Stephens Clay was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Alexander H. Stephens
Alexander H. Stephens was an American politician best known as the vice president of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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B.
Jefferson C. Davis
Jefferson C. Davis was a controversial Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a U.S. Army officer involved in various Indian Wars in the American West.
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C.
Alexander Stephen
Alexander Stephen was a Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur best known for establishing the prominent shipbuilding firm Alexander Stephen and Sons on the River Clyde.
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D.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and a leading political figure of the Southern secessionist cause.
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E.
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis is a supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man universe, best known as Miles Morales's father and a New York City police officer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| admittedToBar | 1877 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1853-09-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Powder Springs, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | City Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
Senate Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1910-11-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hiawassee College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local schools in Cobb County, Georgia ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1896 United States Senate election in Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1910-11-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander H. Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate from Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
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United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Georgia State Senate ⓘ president of the Georgia State Senate ⓘ |
| reElectedIn |
1902 United States Senate election in Georgia
ⓘ
1908 United States Senate election in Georgia ⓘ |
| religion | Methodist ⓘ |
| representativeFor | state of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Senate for Georgia Class 2 seat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Marietta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
56th United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
57th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 58th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 59th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 60th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 61st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1897-03-04 ⓘ |
| studied | law ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Marietta, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Stephens Clay Description of subject: Alexander Stephens Clay was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lucius D. Clay