Roger MacBride
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Roger MacBride was an American lawyer, author, and politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1976 presidential nominee and as the heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger MacBride canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1454807 — 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: Roger MacBride Context triple: [1976 United States presidential election, notableThirdPartyCandidate, Roger MacBride]
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A.
Ed Oates
Ed Oates is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Oracle Corporation, a pioneering company in relational database technology.
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B.
Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge is an American composer and orchestrator best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous collaborations with John Denver.
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C.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
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D.
Carolyn Dennis
Carolyn Dennis is an American singer and backing vocalist best known for her work with Bob Dylan and for being his former wife.
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E.
Joanne Rogers
Joanne Rogers was an American concert pianist and television personality best known as the longtime wife and collaborator of children's television icon Fred Rogers and as a prominent advocate for his legacy.
- 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: Roger MacBride Target entity description: Roger MacBride was an American lawyer, author, and politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1976 presidential nominee and as the heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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A.
Ed Oates
Ed Oates is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Oracle Corporation, a pioneering company in relational database technology.
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B.
Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge is an American composer and orchestrator best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous collaborations with John Denver.
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C.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
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D.
Carolyn Dennis
Carolyn Dennis is an American singer and backing vocalist best known for her work with Bob Dylan and for being his former wife.
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E.
Joanne Rogers
Joanne Rogers was an American concert pianist and television personality best known as the longtime wife and collaborator of children's television icon Fred Rogers and as a prominent advocate for his legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Libertarian
ⓘ
author ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | 1976 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-03-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ |
| electoralHistory | received one electoral vote for president in the 1972 United States presidential election as a faithless elector ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | MacBride ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
legal non-fiction
ⓘ
political non-fiction ⓘ |
| ideology |
classical liberalism
ⓘ
libertarianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign
ⓘ
heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ producing the Little House on the Prairie television series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusRegardingEstate |
heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder
ⓘ
heir to the literary estate of Rose Wilder Lane ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Libertarian Party (United States)
ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| notableWork |
A New Dawn for America: The Libertarian Challenge (book)
ⓘ
Little House on the Prairie ⓘ
surface form:
Little House on the Prairie television series (producer and rights holder)
The American Electoral College (book) ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Rochelle, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New Rochelle, New York, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Ripton, Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
Ripton, Vermont, United States
|
| positionHeld |
1972 Libertarian Party vice‑presidential elector (faithless elector)
ⓘ
1976 Libertarian Party presidential nominee ⓘ Member of the Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian Universalism ⓘ |
| representedBy | Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ |
| residence |
Vermont
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn | adaptation of Little House books for television ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger MacBride Description of subject: Roger MacBride was an American lawyer, author, and politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1976 presidential nominee and as the heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.