Robert Trimble
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Robert Trimble was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his brief but influential service during the transition from the Marshall to the Taney Court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Trimble canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3990865 — 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: Robert Trimble Context triple: [Marshall Court era, hasNotableJustice, Robert Trimble]
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A.
Raymond McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member from South Armagh who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in 1981.
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B.
William Pleeth
William Pleeth was a renowned British cellist and influential teacher best known for mentoring the celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
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C.
George Law Curry
George Law Curry was an American politician who served as the last governor of the Oregon Territory in the mid-19th century.
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D.
Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn is a British Labour politician and former Secretary of State for Health who later became a prominent figure in public service reform and higher education leadership.
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E.
David Hogan
David Hogan is a music video director known for his work on popular songs and collaborations with major recording artists.
- 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: Robert Trimble Target entity description: Robert Trimble was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his brief but influential service during the transition from the Marshall to the Taney Court.
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A.
Raymond McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member from South Armagh who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in 1981.
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B.
William Pleeth
William Pleeth was a renowned British cellist and influential teacher best known for mentoring the celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
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C.
George Law Curry
George Law Curry was an American politician who served as the last governor of the Oregon Territory in the mid-19th century.
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D.
Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn is a British Labour politician and former Secretary of State for Health who later became a prominent figure in public service reform and higher education leadership.
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E.
David Hogan
David Hogan is a music video director known for his work on popular songs and collaborations with major recording artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John Quincy Adams ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Kentucky bar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1776-11-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Augusta County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Paris Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1828-08-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris, Kentucky ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Liberty Hall Academy
ⓘ
Transylvania University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1828-08-25 ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Trimble ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| judicialPhilosophy | nationalist interpretation of federal power ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brief but influential tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court
ⓘ
service during the transition from the Marshall Court to the Taney Court era ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | none known ⓘ |
| nominatedAs | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableCase | Ogden v. Saunders ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
judge of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky ⓘ member of the Kentucky House of Representatives ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Kentucky ⓘ |
| precededBy | Thomas Todd as Associate Justice for the Kentucky seat ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| replaced | Thomas Todd ⓘ |
| replacedBy | John McLean ⓘ |
| residence | Paris, Kentucky ⓘ |
| servedOnCourt | Marshall Court ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Pindell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1826-05-09 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Kentucky ⓘ |
| studied | law ⓘ |
| succeededBy | John McLean as Associate Justice for the Kentucky/Ohio Valley seat ⓘ |
| votedIn | Ogden v. Saunders ⓘ |
| yearOfBarAdmission | 1803 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Trimble Description of subject: Robert Trimble was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his brief but influential service during the transition from the Marshall to the Taney Court.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.