William B. Woods
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William B. Woods was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative rulings during the Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction eras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William B. Woods canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932032 — 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: William B. Woods Context triple: [The Civil Rights Cases, joinedByInMajority, William B. Woods]
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A.
William G. Livesay
William G. Livesay was a U.S. Army officer who served as a notable commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
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B.
Charles F. Wheeler
Charles F. Wheeler was an American cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television during the mid-20th century.
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C.
William A. Rutherford
William A. Rutherford was a landscape designer known for shaping the grounds of major cultural sites such as the Storm King Art Center.
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D.
William R. Poage
William R. Poage was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in agricultural policy and leadership on the House Agriculture Committee.
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E.
William G. Moorhead
William G. Moorhead was a prominent figure after whom the city of Moorhead, Minnesota, was named, likely due to his influence or contributions to the region’s development.
- 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: William B. Woods Target entity description: William B. Woods was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative rulings during the Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction eras.
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A.
William G. Livesay
William G. Livesay was a U.S. Army officer who served as a notable commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.
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B.
Charles F. Wheeler
Charles F. Wheeler was an American cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television during the mid-20th century.
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C.
William A. Rutherford
William A. Rutherford was a landscape designer known for shaping the grounds of major cultural sites such as the Storm King Art Center.
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D.
William R. Poage
William R. Poage was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas known for his influential role in agricultural policy and leadership on the House Agriculture Committee.
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E.
William G. Moorhead
William G. Moorhead was a prominent figure after whom the city of Moorhead, Minnesota, was named, likely due to his influence or contributions to the region’s development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Reconstruction era
ⓘ
post-Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Cedar Hill Cemetery (Cedar Hill, Ohio) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-05-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1887-05-14 ⓘ |
| familyName | Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial conservatism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ohio House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Burnham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | decisions limiting federal enforcement of Reconstruction-era civil rights laws ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives ⓘ judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Mobile, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newark, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededInOfficeBy | William Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1880-12-21 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededInOfficeBy | Lucius Q. C. Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William B. Woods Description of subject: William B. Woods was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative rulings during the Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction eras.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Civil Rights Cases