William Stephens Smith
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William Stephens Smith was an American military officer, diplomat, and politician who served in the Revolutionary War and later became a U.S. congressman from New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Stephens Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12639846 — 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 Stephens Smith Context triple: [Nabby Adams, spouse, William Stephens Smith]
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A.
Benjamin Cooper
Benjamin Cooper was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Coopersville, Michigan, was named.
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B.
William Fremd
William Fremd was a local educational leader and school board member in Palatine, Illinois, after whom William Fremd High School is named.
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C.
Thomas Pratt
Thomas Pratt was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the mid-20th century.
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D.
William Mills
William Mills is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
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E.
Augustus Meaher
Augustus Meaher was a 19th-century Alabama landowner and timber businessman historically associated with the last known illegal slave ship, the Clotilda, and the land that later became Meaher State Park.
- 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 Stephens Smith Target entity description: William Stephens Smith was an American military officer, diplomat, and politician who served in the Revolutionary War and later became a U.S. congressman from New York.
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A.
Benjamin Cooper
Benjamin Cooper was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Coopersville, Michigan, was named.
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B.
William Fremd
William Fremd was a local educational leader and school board member in Palatine, Illinois, after whom William Fremd High School is named.
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C.
Thomas Pratt
Thomas Pratt was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the mid-20th century.
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D.
William Mills
William Mills is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
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E.
Augustus Meaher
Augustus Meaher was a 19th-century Alabama landowner and timber businessman historically associated with the last known illegal slave ship, the Clotilda, and the land that later became Meaher State Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.