Peter V. Daniel
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Peter V. Daniel was a 19th-century American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was known for his pro-slavery and states’ rights opinions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter V. Daniel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10673706 — 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: Peter V. Daniel Context triple: [Taney Court, hasAssociateJustice, Peter V. Daniel]
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A.
Edward Reeves
Edward Reeves was a teacher and mentor known for instructing Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist famous for treating King George VI.
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B.
Daniel L. Fapp
Daniel L. Fapp was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films, including the Oscar-winning West Side Story.
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C.
Michael Vavitch
Michael Vavitch was a silent-era film actor known for his role in the 1924 drama "The Red Lily."
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D.
Paul Kellerman
Paul Kellerman is a key antagonist in the television series "Prison Break," a Secret Service agent deeply involved in the conspiracy framing Lincoln Burrows.
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E.
David C. Plummer
David C. Plummer is a computer scientist best known for authoring the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) specification and contributing to early Internet networking standards.
- 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: Peter V. Daniel Target entity description: Peter V. Daniel was a 19th-century American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was known for his pro-slavery and states’ rights opinions.
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A.
Edward Reeves
Edward Reeves was a teacher and mentor known for instructing Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist famous for treating King George VI.
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B.
Daniel L. Fapp
Daniel L. Fapp was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films, including the Oscar-winning West Side Story.
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C.
Michael Vavitch
Michael Vavitch was a silent-era film actor known for his role in the 1924 drama "The Red Lily."
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D.
Paul Kellerman
Paul Kellerman is a key antagonist in the television series "Prison Break," a Secret Service agent deeply involved in the conspiracy framing Lincoln Burrows.
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E.
David C. Plummer
David C. Plummer is a computer scientist best known for authoring the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) specification and contributing to early Internet networking standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Martin Van Buren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Shockoe Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1784-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1860-05-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ read law ⓘ |
| endTime | 1860-05-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| memberOf | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Vivian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | states' rights doctrine ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Martin Van Buren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pro-slavery judicial opinions
ⓘ
strong advocacy of states' rights ⓘ |
| notableWork | concurring opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Taney Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stafford County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
pro-slavery
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states' rights advocate ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ⓘ member of the Virginia Council of State ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| practicedInJurisdiction | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Philip P. Barbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucy Nelson Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841-01-10 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Samuel F. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter V. Daniel Description of subject: Peter V. Daniel was a 19th-century American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was known for his pro-slavery and states’ rights opinions.
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