Benjamin Fitzpatrick (American politician)
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Benjamin Fitzpatrick was a 19th-century American Democratic politician who served as governor of Alabama and later as a U.S. senator.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Fitzpatrick (American politician) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9337471 — 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: Benjamin Fitzpatrick (American politician) Context triple: [Fitzpatrick, notableBearer, Benjamin Fitzpatrick (American politician)]
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A.
Benjamin Barron
Benjamin Barron was the husband of Elizabeth Parris, who was historically associated with the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Benjamin A. Smith III
Benjamin A. Smith III is an individual known primarily as the son and namesake of Benjamin A. Smith II.
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C.
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
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D.
Benjamin T. Green
Benjamin T. Green was an American leader and community builder known for co-founding the historically Black town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi.
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E.
Benjamin Forsyth
Benjamin Forsyth was an American military officer, notably a major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, after whom Forsyth County, North Carolina, is named.
- 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: Benjamin Fitzpatrick (American politician) Target entity description: Benjamin Fitzpatrick was a 19th-century American Democratic politician who served as governor of Alabama and later as a U.S. senator.
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A.
Benjamin Barron
Benjamin Barron was the husband of Elizabeth Parris, who was historically associated with the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Benjamin A. Smith III
Benjamin A. Smith III is an individual known primarily as the son and namesake of Benjamin A. Smith II.
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C.
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
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D.
Benjamin T. Green
Benjamin T. Green was an American leader and community builder known for co-founding the historically Black town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi.
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E.
Benjamin Forsyth
Benjamin Forsyth was an American military officer, notably a major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, after whom Forsyth County, North Carolina, is named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States senator ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1802-06-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Greene County, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Wetumpka City Cemetery, Wetumpka, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1869-11-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Wetumpka, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedOffice | Vice President of the United States in 1860 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | common schools ⓘ |
| endTimeAsGovernorOfAlabama | 1845 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsPresidentProTemporeOfTheUnitedStatesSenate | 1860 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsUnitedStatesSenatorFromAlabama |
1849
ⓘ
1861 ⓘ |
| familyName | Fitzpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Alabama state government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Benjamin Fitzpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Alabama
ⓘ
Judge of the Circuit Court of Alabama ⓘ President pro tempore of the United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Solicitor of the Montgomery Circuit ⓘ United States Senator from Alabama ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Montgomery, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | Democratic Party interests in Alabama ⓘ |
| residence |
Alabama, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Autauga County, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmore County, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDuring |
American Civil War era
NERFINISHED
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Antebellum period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeAsGovernorOfAlabama | 1841 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsPresidentProTemporeOfTheUnitedStatesSenate | 1857 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsUnitedStatesSenatorFromAlabama |
1848
ⓘ
1853 ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasGovernorNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| wasOfferedNominationBy | 1860 Democratic National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benjamin Fitzpatrick (American politician) Description of subject: Benjamin Fitzpatrick was a 19th-century American Democratic politician who served as governor of Alabama and later as a U.S. senator.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fitzpatrick