John C. Hays
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John C. Hays was a famed 19th-century American frontiersman and military officer, best known as a Texas Ranger captain and later as a prominent leader in conflicts during the westward expansion.
All labels observed (1)
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| John C. Hays canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21154286 — 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: John C. Hays Context triple: [Paiute War, notableCommander, John C. Hays]
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A.
J. Lansing Hays
J. Lansing Hays is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Lansing.
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B.
Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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C.
Daniel Bridgman
Daniel Bridgman was the father of Laura Bridgman, the 19th-century American deaf-blind woman who became an early pioneer in the education of people with multiple sensory disabilities.
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D.
Francis Preston
Francis Preston was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Elbridge G. Spaulding
Elbridge G. Spaulding was a 19th-century American politician and banker from New York, best known for helping to create the U.S. "greenback" currency during the Civil War.
- 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: John C. Hays Target entity description: John C. Hays was a famed 19th-century American frontiersman and military officer, best known as a Texas Ranger captain and later as a prominent leader in conflicts during the westward expansion.
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A.
J. Lansing Hays
J. Lansing Hays is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the given name Lansing.
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B.
Elihu B. Washburne
Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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C.
Daniel Bridgman
Daniel Bridgman was the father of Laura Bridgman, the 19th-century American deaf-blind woman who became an early pioneer in the education of people with multiple sensory disabilities.
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D.
Francis Preston
Francis Preston was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Elbridge G. Spaulding
Elbridge G. Spaulding was a 19th-century American politician and banker from New York, best known for helping to create the U.S. "greenback" currency during the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.