Leonard Swett
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Leonard Swett was a 19th-century American lawyer and close political ally of Abraham Lincoln, known for his role in Illinois politics and legal circles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leonard Swett canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12532272 — 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: Leonard Swett Context triple: [Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Leonard Swett]
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A.
John Swett
John Swett was a prominent 19th-century American educator and reformer often regarded as the "father of the California public school system."
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B.
Lewis R. Foster
Lewis R. Foster was an American screenwriter and director best known for his Academy Award–winning story that became the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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C.
Leonard Franklin Slye
Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was a hugely popular American singing cowboy actor and musician who became a Western film and television icon in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Melvin H. Evans
Melvin H. Evans was an American physician and politician who became the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and later served as the territory’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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E.
Henry H. Travers
Henry H. Travers was a New Zealand naturalist and collector known for his work documenting the country’s unique birdlife and other fauna.
- 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: Leonard Swett Target entity description: Leonard Swett was a 19th-century American lawyer and close political ally of Abraham Lincoln, known for his role in Illinois politics and legal circles.
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A.
John Swett
John Swett was a prominent 19th-century American educator and reformer often regarded as the "father of the California public school system."
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B.
Lewis R. Foster
Lewis R. Foster was an American screenwriter and director best known for his Academy Award–winning story that became the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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C.
Leonard Franklin Slye
Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was a hugely popular American singing cowboy actor and musician who became a Western film and television icon in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Melvin H. Evans
Melvin H. Evans was an American physician and politician who became the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and later served as the territory’s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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E.
Henry H. Travers
Henry H. Travers was a New Zealand naturalist and collector known for his work documenting the country’s unique birdlife and other fauna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery