Augustus H. Seward
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Augustus H. Seward was an American army officer and the son of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward, known for being wounded while defending his father during the 1865 assassination attempt linked to the Lincoln conspiracy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustus H. Seward canonical | 2 |
| Augustus Henry Seward | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21689133 — 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: Augustus H. Seward Context triple: [Seward residence, Washington, D.C., United States, resident, Augustus H. Seward]
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A.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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B.
William Henry Seward Jr.
William Henry Seward Jr. was an American banker and Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War, known also as the son of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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C.
Theodore F. Seward
Theodore F. Seward was a 19th-century American music educator, composer, and editor known for promoting shape-note singing and contributing to popular hymnals.
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D.
Samuel S. Seward
Samuel S. Seward was an American physician, landowner, and politician best known as the father of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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E.
Albert Charles Seward
Albert Charles Seward was a British botanist and geologist known for his pioneering work in paleobotany and the study of fossil plants.
- 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: Augustus H. Seward Target entity description: Augustus H. Seward was an American army officer and the son of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward, known for being wounded while defending his father during the 1865 assassination attempt linked to the Lincoln conspiracy.
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A.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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B.
William Henry Seward Jr.
William Henry Seward Jr. was an American banker and Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War, known also as the son of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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C.
Theodore F. Seward
Theodore F. Seward was a 19th-century American music educator, composer, and editor known for promoting shape-note singing and contributing to popular hymnals.
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D.
Samuel S. Seward
Samuel S. Seward was an American physician, landowner, and politician best known as the father of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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E.
Albert Charles Seward
Albert Charles Seward was a British botanist and geologist known for his pioneering work in paleobotany and the study of fossil plants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Augustus H. Seward