Elisha P. Ferry
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Elisha P. Ferry was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of Washington state after previously governing Washington Territory.
All labels observed (1)
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| Elisha P. Ferry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21324034 — 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: Elisha P. Ferry Context triple: [Ferry County, Washington, namedAfter, Elisha P. Ferry]
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A.
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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B.
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer best known for his supporting roles in classic 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including "It's a Wonderful Life."
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C.
Zephaniah Platt
Zephaniah Platt was an American lawyer, politician, and landowner who founded the city of Plattsburgh, New York in the late 18th century.
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D.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
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E.
John M. Berrien
John M. Berrien was a prominent early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Andrew Jackson.
- 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: Elisha P. Ferry Target entity description: Elisha P. Ferry was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of Washington state after previously governing Washington Territory.
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A.
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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B.
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer best known for his supporting roles in classic 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including "It's a Wonderful Life."
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C.
Zephaniah Platt
Zephaniah Platt was an American lawyer, politician, and landowner who founded the city of Plattsburgh, New York in the late 18th century.
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D.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
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E.
John M. Berrien
John M. Berrien was a prominent early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Andrew Jackson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.