Thomas N. Sherman
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Thomas N. Sherman was the son of James S. Sherman, the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas N. Sherman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22634630 — 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: Thomas N. Sherman Context triple: [James S. Sherman, child, Thomas N. Sherman]
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A.
Thomas W. Sherman
Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
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B.
George C. Sherman
George C. Sherman was an American polo player and influential figure in the sport’s development in the early 20th century.
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C.
Thomas Ewing Sherman
Thomas Ewing Sherman was an American lawyer who became a Jesuit priest and educator, known as the son of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman and Ellen Ewing Sherman.
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D.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, best known for his "March to the Sea" and his strategy of total war against the Confederacy.
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E.
William Sherman
William Sherman is the charming, mischievous teenage boy who serves as the romantic interest of Doris Day’s character in the classic musical film "On Moonlight Bay."
- 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: Thomas N. Sherman Target entity description: Thomas N. Sherman was the son of James S. Sherman, the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft.
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A.
Thomas W. Sherman
Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
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B.
George C. Sherman
George C. Sherman was an American polo player and influential figure in the sport’s development in the early 20th century.
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C.
Thomas Ewing Sherman
Thomas Ewing Sherman was an American lawyer who became a Jesuit priest and educator, known as the son of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman and Ellen Ewing Sherman.
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D.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, best known for his "March to the Sea" and his strategy of total war against the Confederacy.
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E.
William Sherman
William Sherman is the charming, mischievous teenage boy who serves as the romantic interest of Doris Day’s character in the classic musical film "On Moonlight Bay."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.