Herschel V. Johnson
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Herschel V. Johnson was an American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor and was the Southern Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 1860 election.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herschel V. Johnson canonical | 1 |
| Herschel Vespasian Johnson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11714251 — 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: Herschel V. Johnson Context triple: [1860 United States presidential election, runningMateOfStephenADouglas, Herschel V. Johnson]
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A.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss and influential figure in New York City's underworld.
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B.
John R. Hodge
John R. Hodge was a U.S. Army general who led American occupation forces in southern Korea after World War II and later held senior commands in the postwar U.S. military.
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C.
William D. Johnson
William D. Johnson is a film producer best known for his work on major motion pictures such as the World War II drama "Hacksaw Ridge."
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D.
John E. Miles
John E. Miles was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of New Mexico from 1939 to 1943.
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E.
George T. Brown
George T. Brown was an American businessman best known as a founder of the Brown & Williamson tobacco company, which became one of the major U.S. cigarette manufacturers.
- 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: Herschel V. Johnson Target entity description: Herschel V. Johnson was an American politician from Georgia who served as a U.S. senator and governor and was the Southern Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 1860 election.
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A.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss and influential figure in New York City's underworld.
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B.
John R. Hodge
John R. Hodge was a U.S. Army general who led American occupation forces in southern Korea after World War II and later held senior commands in the postwar U.S. military.
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C.
William D. Johnson
William D. Johnson is a film producer best known for his work on major motion pictures such as the World War II drama "Hacksaw Ridge."
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D.
John E. Miles
John E. Miles was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of New Mexico from 1939 to 1943.
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E.
George T. Brown
George T. Brown was an American businessman best known as a founder of the Brown & Williamson tobacco company, which became one of the major U.S. cigarette manufacturers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Herschel V. Johnson