Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury)
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Samuel Dexter was an American statesman and Federalist politician who briefly served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President John Adams at the turn of the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4253872 — 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: Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) Context triple: [Oliver Wolcott Jr., succeededBy, Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury)]
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A.
Harry Gallatin
Harry Gallatin was an American Basketball Hall of Famer known for his standout playing career with the New York Knicks and later success as an NBA head coach.
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B.
Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin was a prominent early American statesman and long-serving U.S. Secretary of the Treasury known for reducing the national debt and helping shape the nation’s financial policy under Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
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C.
Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin was a 19th-century California businessman and politician who co-founded the hardware firm Huntington, Hopkins & Co. and originally built the residence later known as the California Governor's Mansion.
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D.
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American statesman who served as the second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the republic.
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E.
Oliver Wolcott Sr.
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
- 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: Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) Target entity description: Samuel Dexter was an American statesman and Federalist politician who briefly served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President John Adams at the turn of the 19th century.
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A.
Harry Gallatin
Harry Gallatin was an American Basketball Hall of Famer known for his standout playing career with the New York Knicks and later success as an NBA head coach.
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B.
Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin was a prominent early American statesman and long-serving U.S. Secretary of the Treasury known for reducing the national debt and helping shape the nation’s financial policy under Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
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C.
Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin was a 19th-century California businessman and politician who co-founded the hardware firm Huntington, Hopkins & Co. and originally built the residence later known as the California Governor's Mansion.
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D.
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American statesman who served as the second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as Governor of Connecticut in the early years of the republic.
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E.
Oliver Wolcott Sr.
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federalist Party politician
ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John Adams ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1761-05-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1816-05-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Athol, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Athol, Massachusetts, United States
|
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| familyName | Dexter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Dexter, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Federalism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief tenure as United States Secretary of the Treasury at the turn of the 19th century
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service as United States Secretary of War ⓘ service in both houses of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| office |
Secretary of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of the Treasury
|
| officeContested | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cabinet of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of President John Adams
|
| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
Secretary of War ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Senator ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| precededInOffice | Oliver Wolcott Jr. ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| represented | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
John Adams
ⓘ
surface form:
President John Adams
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
surface form:
President Thomas Jefferson
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| succeededInOffice | Albert Gallatin ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1801-05-13 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1801-01-01 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Massachusetts ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) Description of subject: Samuel Dexter was an American statesman and Federalist politician who briefly served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President John Adams at the turn of the 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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