William J. Hochul Jr.
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William J. Hochul Jr. is an American attorney and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, known also as the husband of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William J. Hochul Jr. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60175 — 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 J. Hochul Jr. Context triple: [Kathy Hochul, spouse, William J. Hochul Jr.]
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A.
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.
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B.
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul is an American politician serving as the governor of New York and the first woman to hold that office.
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C.
Steve Tisch
Steve Tisch is an American film producer and businessman best known as the co-owner of the NFL’s New York Giants and an Academy Award–winning producer of "Forrest Gump."
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D.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
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E.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
- 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 J. Hochul Jr. Target entity description: William J. Hochul Jr. is an American attorney and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, known also as the husband of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
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A.
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.
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B.
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul is an American politician serving as the governor of New York and the first woman to hold that office.
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C.
Steve Tisch
Steve Tisch is an American film producer and businessman best known as the co-owner of the NFL’s New York Giants and an Academy Award–winning producer of "Forrest Gump."
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D.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
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E.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Attorney
ⓘ
attorney ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Western New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Western District of New York
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
SUNY Buffalo Law School
ⓘ
University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| employer |
Delaware North
ⓘ
Phillips Lytle LLP ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kathy Hochul
ⓘ
surface form:
Hochul
|
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
ⓘ
federal prosecution ⓘ |
| genre | public service ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasRole |
federal prosecutor
ⓘ
general counsel ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Western New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Western District of New York
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States federal law ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Bar Association
ⓘ
New York State Bar ⓘ |
| name | William J. Hochul Jr. self-link ⓘ |
| notableCase |
prosecutions involving organized crime in Western New York
ⓘ
prosecutions related to terrorism cases in Western New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the husband of New York Governor Kathy Hochul
ⓘ
leadership in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York ⓘ serving as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
corporate executive ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
ⓘ
Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Delaware North ⓘ United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form:
United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
|
| relative | Kathy Hochul ⓘ |
| residence |
Buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Erie County, New York ⓘ |
| spouse | Kathy Hochul ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Buffalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Buffalo, New York
Rochester ⓘ
surface form:
Rochester, New York
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William J. Hochul Jr. Description of subject: William J. Hochul Jr. is an American attorney and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, known also as the husband of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.