Samuel Ward McAllister
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Samuel Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century American social arbiter and lawyer best known for shaping and publicizing the elite "Four Hundred" of New York high society during the Gilded Age.
All labels observed (1)
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| Samuel Ward McAllister canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21383903 — 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: Samuel Ward McAllister Context triple: [Ward McAllister, fullName, Samuel Ward McAllister]
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A.
William B. Taliaferro
William B. Taliaferro was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who held several important field commands in the Eastern Theater.
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B.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Benjamin F. Cheatham was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Army of Tennessee.
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D.
Isaac R. Trimble
Isaac R. Trimble was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, known for his leadership in several key battles including Gettysburg.
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E.
Lilburn Trigg Myers
Lilburn Trigg Myers was a railroad executive whose influence in the region led to the Georgia city of Lilburn being named in his honor.
- 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: Samuel Ward McAllister Target entity description: Samuel Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century American social arbiter and lawyer best known for shaping and publicizing the elite "Four Hundred" of New York high society during the Gilded Age.
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A.
William B. Taliaferro
William B. Taliaferro was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who held several important field commands in the Eastern Theater.
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B.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Benjamin F. Cheatham
Benjamin F. Cheatham was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Army of Tennessee.
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D.
Isaac R. Trimble
Isaac R. Trimble was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, known for his leadership in several key battles including Gettysburg.
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E.
Lilburn Trigg Myers
Lilburn Trigg Myers was a railroad executive whose influence in the region led to the Georgia city of Lilburn being named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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