Peter A. Porter
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Peter A. Porter was a Union Army colonel and prominent New York lawyer and politician who was killed in action during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peter A. Porter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17617491 — 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: Peter A. Porter Context triple: [Peter B. Porter, hasRelative, Peter A. Porter]
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A.
Peter B. Porter
Peter B. Porter was a 19th-century American lawyer, politician, and War of 1812 military leader who served as U.S. Secretary of War.
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B.
Gordon H. Porter
Gordon H. Porter was a key figure in California water policy and infrastructure development, commemorated through the naming of the Burns-Porter Act.
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C.
Peter K. Kilpatrick
Peter K. Kilpatrick is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who serves as the president of The Catholic University of America.
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D.
Peter B. Ellis
Peter B. Ellis is a film editor known for his work on animated features, including the 2019 adaptation of The Addams Family.
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E.
Peter B. Lewis
Peter B. Lewis was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the longtime CEO of Progressive Insurance and a major donor to arts and education institutions.
- 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: Peter A. Porter Target entity description: Peter A. Porter was a Union Army colonel and prominent New York lawyer and politician who was killed in action during the American Civil War.
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A.
Peter B. Porter
Peter B. Porter was a 19th-century American lawyer, politician, and War of 1812 military leader who served as U.S. Secretary of War.
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B.
Gordon H. Porter
Gordon H. Porter was a key figure in California water policy and infrastructure development, commemorated through the naming of the Burns-Porter Act.
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C.
Peter K. Kilpatrick
Peter K. Kilpatrick is an American chemical engineer and academic leader who serves as the president of The Catholic University of America.
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D.
Peter B. Ellis
Peter B. Ellis is a film editor known for his work on animated features, including the 2019 adaptation of The Addams Family.
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E.
Peter B. Lewis
Peter B. Lewis was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the longtime CEO of Progressive Insurance and a major donor to arts and education institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.