Noah H. Swayne
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Noah H. Swayne was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 19th century, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln and known for his strong support of federal authority and civil rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noah H. Swayne canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5256761 — 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: Noah H. Swayne Context triple: [Slaughter-House Cases, dissentingOpinionBy, Noah H. Swayne]
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A.
Richard T. Rives
Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
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B.
Joshua W. Sill
Joshua W. Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.
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C.
William C. Reynolds
William C. Reynolds was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential contributions to turbulence and compressible flow research.
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D.
Lewis J. Boies
Lewis J. Boies was the third husband of Hollywood actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
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E.
Joshua W. Alexander
Joshua W. Alexander was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Woodrow Wilson in the early 20th century.
- 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: Noah H. Swayne Target entity description: Noah H. Swayne was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 19th century, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln and known for his strong support of federal authority and civil rights.
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A.
Richard T. Rives
Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
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B.
Joshua W. Sill
Joshua W. Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.
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C.
William C. Reynolds
William C. Reynolds was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential contributions to turbulence and compressible flow research.
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D.
Lewis J. Boies
Lewis J. Boies was the third husband of Hollywood actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
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E.
Joshua W. Alexander
Joshua W. Alexander was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Woodrow Wilson in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Frederick County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1804-12-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1884-06-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught in law ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| endTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice | 1881 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Swayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federal law ⓘ |
| givenName | Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
support for civil rights
ⓘ
support for federal authority ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalEducation | reading law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| movedTo | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedAsJusticeIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Ex parte Milligan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gelpcke v. City of Dubuque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strong support of civil rights
ⓘ
strong support of federal authority ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Lincoln Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Columbus, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coshocton County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousPosition | United States Attorney for the District of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForMove | opposition to slavery ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | John Archibald Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice | 1862 ⓘ |
| supported |
broad interpretation of federal power under the Constitution
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use of federal authority to protect civil rights ⓘ |
| wasReplacedBy | William Burnham Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noah H. Swayne Description of subject: Noah H. Swayne was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 19th century, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln and known for his strong support of federal authority and civil rights.
Referenced by (5)
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