Lawrence Douglas Wilder
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Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected African American governor in U.S. history, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lawrence Douglas Wilder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6298840 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lawrence Douglas Wilder Context triple: [Douglas Wilder, fullName, Lawrence Douglas Wilder]
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A.
Eldon Davis
Eldon Davis was an American architect best known for helping popularize the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style in mid-20th-century roadside and commercial buildings.
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B.
Stanley Reed
Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his generally conservative jurisprudence and frequent defense of governmental authority during the mid-20th century.
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C.
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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D.
Charles Alan Wright
Charles Alan Wright was a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert, best known as the principal author of the influential treatise "Federal Practice and Procedure."
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E.
James E. Cheek
James E. Cheek was an American educator and theologian best known for serving as president of Howard University from 1969 to 1989.
- 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: Lawrence Douglas Wilder Target entity description: Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected African American governor in U.S. history, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
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A.
Eldon Davis
Eldon Davis was an American architect best known for helping popularize the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style in mid-20th-century roadside and commercial buildings.
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B.
Stanley Reed
Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his generally conservative jurisprudence and frequent defense of governmental authority during the mid-20th century.
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C.
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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D.
Charles Alan Wright
Charles Alan Wright was a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert, best known as the principal author of the influential treatise "Federal Practice and Procedure."
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E.
James E. Cheek
James E. Cheek was an American educator and theologian best known for serving as president of Howard University from 1969 to 1989.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | L. Douglas Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Lawrence Douglas Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard University School of Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Union University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| fullName | Lawrence Douglas Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicIdentitySignificance | African American political representation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasHonor | public office of Governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| isA | American public figure ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfBarAdmission | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalProfession | attorney ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor | first elected African American governor in U.S. history ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as Governor of Virginia 1990–1994 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1994-01-15 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1990-01-13 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor of Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gerald L. Baliles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateGoverned | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lawrence Douglas Wilder Description of subject: Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected African American governor in U.S. history, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.