Lincoln & Herndon law firm
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Lincoln & Herndon was a 19th-century Springfield, Illinois law partnership best known as Abraham Lincoln’s most prominent and longest-running law firm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lincoln & Herndon law firm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2251596 — 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: Lincoln & Herndon law firm Context triple: [William Herndon, coFounded, Lincoln & Herndon law firm]
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A.
Thayer & Eldridge
Thayer & Eldridge was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant antislavery and reform literature, including Harriet Jacobs’s "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
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B.
Hasbrouck Donovan
Hasbrouck Donovan is one of the children of American basketball coach Billy Donovan.
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C.
Ticknor, Reed & Fields
Ticknor, Reed & Fields was a prominent 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing major works of American literature, including those by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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D.
Seabury & Johnson
Seabury & Johnson was a 19th-century American medical products company that became an early predecessor to Johnson & Johnson.
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E.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co. was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Boston investment banking firm influential in American and international finance.
- 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: Lincoln & Herndon law firm Target entity description: Lincoln & Herndon was a 19th-century Springfield, Illinois law partnership best known as Abraham Lincoln’s most prominent and longest-running law firm.
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A.
Thayer & Eldridge
Thayer & Eldridge was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant antislavery and reform literature, including Harriet Jacobs’s "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
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B.
Hasbrouck Donovan
Hasbrouck Donovan is one of the children of American basketball coach Billy Donovan.
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C.
Ticknor, Reed & Fields
Ticknor, Reed & Fields was a prominent 19th-century Boston publishing firm known for issuing major works of American literature, including those by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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D.
Seabury & Johnson
Seabury & Johnson was a 19th-century American medical products company that became an early predecessor to Johnson & Johnson.
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E.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co. was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Boston investment banking firm influential in American and international finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law firm
ⓘ
legal partnership ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln’s legal career
ⓘ
Illinois legal history ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sangamon County, Illinois ⓘ |
| city | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed | clerks and junior attorneys in Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| field | law ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | association with future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | site preserved as a historic location related to Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasOfficeType | law office building ⓘ |
| hasReputation | prominent 19th-century Springfield law firm ⓘ |
| industry | legal services ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Abraham Lincoln’s longest-running law partnership
ⓘ
being Abraham Lincoln’s most prominent law firm ⓘ |
| operatedAs | trial and appellate practice in Illinois courts ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| partner |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
William Herndon ⓘ
surface form:
William H. Herndon
|
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln & Herndon law firm Description of subject: Lincoln & Herndon was a 19th-century Springfield, Illinois law partnership best known as Abraham Lincoln’s most prominent and longest-running law firm.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.