John Payne Todd
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John Payne Todd was the troubled and debt-ridden son of Dolley Madison and stepson of U.S. President James Madison, known for his financial mismanagement and legal problems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Payne Todd canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2832214 — 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: John Payne Todd Context triple: [Dolley Madison, child, John Payne Todd]
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A.
John Todd Jr.
John Todd Jr. was an American lawyer best known as the first husband of future First Lady Dolley Madison, who died during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia.
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B.
John Todd
John Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in numerical analysis and for helping to establish the field of computational mathematics.
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C.
John Payne
John Payne was an American film and television actor best known for his leading roles in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood movies, including the classic Christmas film "Miracle on 34th Street."
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D.
John Payne
John Payne was an American planter and the father of Dolley Madison, who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President James Madison.
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E.
James Dodd
James Dodd is an actor known for his role in the fantasy superhero film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
- 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: John Payne Todd Target entity description: John Payne Todd was the troubled and debt-ridden son of Dolley Madison and stepson of U.S. President James Madison, known for his financial mismanagement and legal problems.
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A.
John Todd Jr.
John Todd Jr. was an American lawyer best known as the first husband of future First Lady Dolley Madison, who died during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia.
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B.
John Todd
John Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in numerical analysis and for helping to establish the field of computational mathematics.
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C.
John Payne
John Payne was an American film and television actor best known for his leading roles in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood movies, including the classic Christmas film "Miracle on 34th Street."
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D.
John Payne
John Payne was an American planter and the father of Dolley Madison, who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President James Madison.
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E.
James Dodd
James Dodd is an actor known for his role in the fantasy superhero film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 59 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madison family
ⓘ
Montpelier plantation ⓘ |
| behavioralCharacteristic |
alcohol abuse
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ problematic financial habits ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
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| causeOfNotability | relationship to the Madison family ⓘ |
| contributedTo | financial strain on Dolley Madison in her later years ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1792-02-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1852-01-16 ⓘ |
| describedAs | troubled and debt-ridden ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | United States government ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Todd ⓘ |
| father | John Todd Jr. ⓘ |
| financialStatus | heavily indebted ⓘ |
| fullName | John Payne Todd self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accumulating large personal debts
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being the son of Dolley Madison ⓘ being the stepson of U.S. President James Madison ⓘ chronic financial mismanagement ⓘ legal and financial troubles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | imprisonment for debt ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | never married ⓘ |
| middleName | Payne ⓘ |
| mother | Dolley Madison ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Dolley Madison
ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 0 ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld | secretary to the American delegation to Russia ⓘ |
| residence |
Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia
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surface form:
Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia, United States
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stepfather | James Madison ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Payne Todd Description of subject: John Payne Todd was the troubled and debt-ridden son of Dolley Madison and stepson of U.S. President James Madison, known for his financial mismanagement and legal problems.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.