Pierce Butler
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Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pierce Butler canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T204708 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pierce Butler Context triple: [NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., dissentingJustice, Pierce Butler]
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Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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B.
Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
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C.
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia who became a leading figure in the early revolutionary movement against British rule.
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D.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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E.
Hugh Mercer
Hugh Mercer was a Scottish-born American physician and brigadier general in the Continental Army who became a Revolutionary War hero after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton.
- 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: Pierce Butler Target entity description: Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
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A.
Marinus Willett
Marinus Willett was an American Revolutionary War officer and political leader from New York, known for his active role in colonial resistance and later service as mayor of New York City.
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B.
Henry Laurens
Henry Laurens was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from South Carolina who became a prominent Revolutionary leader and diplomat, including serving as a U.S. envoy to the Netherlands and being imprisoned in the Tower of London.
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C.
Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia who became a leading figure in the early revolutionary movement against British rule.
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D.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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E.
Hugh Mercer
Hugh Mercer was a Scottish-born American physician and brigadier general in the Continental Army who became a Revolutionary War hero after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Minnesota bar ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Great Northern Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Northern Railway (as attorney and counsel)
|
| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
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| causeOfDeath | circulatory disease (heart-related) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1866-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-11-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Carleton College
ⓘ
University of Minnesota (studied law by reading law, not formal law school) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939-11-16 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century American judiciary ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierce ⓘ |
| ideology |
judicial conservatism
ⓘ
laissez-faire constitutionalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
membership in the Four Horsemen bloc on the Supreme Court
ⓘ
opposition to New Deal legislation ⓘ support for limited federal power over the economy ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | railroad law ⓘ |
| legalTraining | read law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableCasePosition |
dissented in Near v. Minnesota
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dissented in Olmstead v. United States ⓘ voted to strike down parts of the New Deal in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States ⓘ voted with the majority in Buck v. Bell ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partySupport |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (Minnesota, pre-appointment)
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| placeOfBirth | Dakota County, Minnesota ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Minnesota ⓘ |
| previousWorkLocation |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul, Minnesota
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie M. Cronin ⓘ |
| startTime | 1923-01-02 ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | Minnesota ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Subject: Pierce Butler Description of subject: Pierce Butler was a conservative Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for opposing New Deal legislation and favoring limited federal power over the economy.
Referenced by (15)
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