Samuel F. Miller
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Samuel F. Miller was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential opinions during the Reconstruction era and on the scope of federal power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel F. Miller canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932030 — 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: Samuel F. Miller Context triple: [The Civil Rights Cases, joinedByInMajority, Samuel F. Miller]
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William E. Miller
William E. Miller was an American Republican politician and congressman who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and was Barry Goldwater’s vice-presidential running mate in the 1964 U.S. presidential election.
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B.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood was a 19th-century American politician best known for serving as governor of Iowa and as a U.S. senator during the Civil War era.
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C.
Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham was a 19th-century American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson.
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D.
Asa B. Fridley
Asa B. Fridley was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Fridley, Minnesota, was named.
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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- 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: Samuel F. Miller Target entity description: Samuel F. Miller was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential opinions during the Reconstruction era and on the scope of federal power.
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A.
William E. Miller
William E. Miller was an American Republican politician and congressman who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee and was Barry Goldwater’s vice-presidential running mate in the 1964 U.S. presidential election.
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B.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood was a 19th-century American politician best known for serving as governor of Iowa and as a U.S. senator during the Civil War era.
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C.
Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham was a 19th-century American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson.
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D.
Asa B. Fridley
Asa B. Fridley was an early settler and influential local figure after whom the city of Fridley, Minnesota, was named.
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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Samuel Freeman Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1816-04-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1890-10-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Transylvania University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transylvania University Medical School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1890-10-13 ⓘ |
| era | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Miller ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential opinions during the Reconstruction era
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jurisprudence on the scope of federal power ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| middleName | Freeman ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Ex parte Yarbrough
NERFINISHED
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The Civil Rights Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ The Slaughter-House Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
majority opinion in The Slaughter-House Cases
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opinions interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Barbourville, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Keokuk, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Peter V. Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Keokuk, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1862-07-21 ⓘ |
| stateOfBarAdmission |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | George Shiras Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel F. Miller Description of subject: Samuel F. Miller was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential opinions during the Reconstruction era and on the scope of federal power.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases