Ward Hunt
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Ward Hunt was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his conservative jurisprudence and involvement in Reconstruction-era cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ward Hunt canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7222458 — 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: Ward Hunt Context triple: [United States v. Cruikshank, hasConcurrenceAuthor, Ward Hunt]
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Saint Paul Island
Saint Paul Island is a remote volcanic island in the Bering Sea, known for its large northern fur seal rookeries and as one of the main inhabited islands of Alaska’s Pribilof Islands.
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Unimak Island
Unimak Island is the largest and easternmost island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, known for its volcanic peaks and rich wildlife.
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C.
St. Lawrence Island
St. Lawrence Island is a large, sparsely populated island in the Bering Sea, known for its predominantly Siberian Yupik communities and its location between Alaska and Russia.
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D.
Howland Island
Howland Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, best known as a remote wildlife refuge and as a landmark near Amelia Earhart’s last flight.
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E.
Nunivak Island
Nunivak Island is a large, remote island in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, known for its predominantly Central Alaskan Yup’ik population, traditional subsistence lifestyle, and unique cultural heritage.
- 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: Ward Hunt Target entity description: Ward Hunt was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his conservative jurisprudence and involvement in Reconstruction-era cases.
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A.
Saint Paul Island
Saint Paul Island is a remote volcanic island in the Bering Sea, known for its large northern fur seal rookeries and as one of the main inhabited islands of Alaska’s Pribilof Islands.
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B.
Unimak Island
Unimak Island is the largest and easternmost island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, known for its volcanic peaks and rich wildlife.
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C.
St. Lawrence Island
St. Lawrence Island is a large, sparsely populated island in the Bering Sea, known for its predominantly Siberian Yupik communities and its location between Alaska and Russia.
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D.
Howland Island
Howland Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, best known as a remote wildlife refuge and as a landmark near Amelia Earhart’s last flight.
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E.
Nunivak Island
Nunivak Island is a large, remote island in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, known for its predominantly Central Alaskan Yup’ik population, traditional subsistence lifestyle, and unique cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barAdmission | New York State Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1810-06-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Utica, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Ward Hunt Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1886-03-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1882-01-27 ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisprudentialOrientation | conservative ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Reconstruction-era Supreme Court decisions
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conservative jurisprudence ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York Court of Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| name | Ward Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | presiding over United States v. Susan B. Anthony ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Reconstruction-era Supreme Court cases ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ Mayor of Utica, New York ⓘ Member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Utica, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Samuel Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfPosition | resignation due to ill health ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Utica, New York, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| signature | Signature of Ward Hunt.svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Ann Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1873-01-09 ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInLegislature | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Samuel Blatchford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ward Hunt Description of subject: Ward Hunt was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 19th century, known for his conservative jurisprudence and involvement in Reconstruction-era cases.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.