John F. A. Sanford
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John F. A. Sanford was a 19th-century American businessman and slave owner best known as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11998614 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John F. A. Sanford Context triple: [John F. A. Sandford, alsoKnownAs, John F. A. Sanford]
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Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer best known for his supporting roles in classic 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including "It's a Wonderful Life."
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James G. Birney
James G. Birney was a 19th-century American abolitionist, politician, and former slaveholder who became a leading anti-slavery advocate and presidential candidate.
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C.
Morris Hayes
Morris Hayes is an American keyboardist, producer, and musical director best known for his longtime collaboration with Prince as a core member of The New Power Generation.
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D.
George Alexander Stevens
George Alexander Stevens was an 18th-century English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his popular satirical lecture series "A Lecture on Heads."
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E.
Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy was a prominent 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. congressman, senator, and Attorney General under President Martin Van Buren.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. A. Sanford Target entity description: John F. A. Sanford was a 19th-century American businessman and slave owner best known as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford.
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A.
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer best known for his supporting roles in classic 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including "It's a Wonderful Life."
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B.
James G. Birney
James G. Birney was a 19th-century American abolitionist, politician, and former slaveholder who became a leading anti-slavery advocate and presidential candidate.
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C.
Morris Hayes
Morris Hayes is an American keyboardist, producer, and musical director best known for his longtime collaboration with Prince as a core member of The New Power Generation.
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D.
George Alexander Stevens
George Alexander Stevens was an 18th-century English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his popular satirical lecture series "A Lecture on Heads."
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E.
Felix Grundy
Felix Grundy was a prominent 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. congressman, senator, and Attorney General under President Martin Van Buren.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.