Thurlow Weed
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Thurlow Weed was a powerful 19th-century American newspaper editor and political boss who played a key role in shaping the Whig and early Republican parties.
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| Thurlow Weed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12476154 — 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: Thurlow Weed Context triple: [Anti-Masonic Party, prominentMember, Thurlow Weed]
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A.
Abner Weed
Abner Weed was an American lumberman and politician whose influence in the timber industry and regional development led to the California city of Weed being named in his honor.
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B.
Samuel L. Southard
Samuel L. Southard was a 19th-century American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator, and Governor of New Jersey.
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C.
William P. Van Ness
William P. Van Ness was an American lawyer, judge, and close ally of Aaron Burr who notably served as Burr’s second in the famous 1804 duel with Alexander Hamilton.
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D.
Emerson Tenney
Emerson Tenney is the daughter of actress Teri Hatcher, known for largely staying out of the public spotlight despite her mother's fame.
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E.
Andrew Haswell Green
Andrew Haswell Green was a 19th-century New York civic leader and urban planner known as the “Father of Greater New York” for his pivotal role in consolidating the city’s boroughs and shaping major institutions like Central Park and the New York Public Library.
- 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: Thurlow Weed Target entity description: Thurlow Weed was a powerful 19th-century American newspaper editor and political boss who played a key role in shaping the Whig and early Republican parties.
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A.
Abner Weed
Abner Weed was an American lumberman and politician whose influence in the timber industry and regional development led to the California city of Weed being named in his honor.
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B.
Samuel L. Southard
Samuel L. Southard was a 19th-century American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator, and Governor of New Jersey.
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C.
William P. Van Ness
William P. Van Ness was an American lawyer, judge, and close ally of Aaron Burr who notably served as Burr’s second in the famous 1804 duel with Alexander Hamilton.
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D.
Emerson Tenney
Emerson Tenney is the daughter of actress Teri Hatcher, known for largely staying out of the public spotlight despite her mother's fame.
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E.
Andrew Haswell Green
Andrew Haswell Green was a 19th-century New York civic leader and urban planner known as the “Father of Greater New York” for his pivotal role in consolidating the city’s boroughs and shaping major institutions like Central Park and the New York Public Library.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.