Preston King
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Preston King was a 19th-century New York politician and U.S. senator known for his anti-slavery stance and role in the Free Soil and Democratic parties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Preston King canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4900519 — 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: Preston King Context triple: [Barnburner Democrats, notableMember, Preston King]
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A.
Pierce Bush
Pierce Bush is an American businessman and philanthropist, known for leading the nonprofit organization Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star and for being a member of the Bush political family.
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B.
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken was an American session guitarist and harmonica player renowned for his work with major artists such as Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, and Aretha Franklin.
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C.
John McClelland
John McClelland was a Canadian publisher best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the influential publishing house McClelland and Stewart.
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D.
George Nicholas
George Nicholas was an influential Virginia lawyer and politician who played a key role in advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Tristram E. Speaker
Tristram E. "Tris" Speaker was a Hall of Fame American baseball center fielder renowned for his exceptional defensive play and one of the highest career batting averages in Major League Baseball history.
- 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: Preston King Target entity description: Preston King was a 19th-century New York politician and U.S. senator known for his anti-slavery stance and role in the Free Soil and Democratic parties.
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A.
Pierce Bush
Pierce Bush is an American businessman and philanthropist, known for leading the nonprofit organization Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star and for being a member of the Bush political family.
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B.
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken was an American session guitarist and harmonica player renowned for his work with major artists such as Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, and Aretha Franklin.
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C.
John McClelland
John McClelland was a Canadian publisher best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the influential publishing house McClelland and Stewart.
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D.
George Nicholas
George Nicholas was an influential Virginia lawyer and politician who played a key role in advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Tristram E. Speaker
Tristram E. "Tris" Speaker was a Hall of Fame American baseball center fielder renowned for his exceptional defensive play and one of the highest career batting averages in Major League Baseball history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1806-10-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1865-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
second period of service in U.S. House of Representatives ended 1853
ⓘ
service in U.S. House of Representatives ended 1847 ⓘ term as Collector of the Port of New York ended 1865 ⓘ term in U.S. Senate ended 1863 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the Free Soil movement in New York
ⓘ
opposition to the extension of slavery ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide by drowning ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Free Soil Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | opposition to the expansion of slavery into U.S. territories ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Collector of the Port of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives for New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate for New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
second period of service in U.S. House of Representatives began 1849
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service in U.S. House of Representatives began 1843 ⓘ term as Collector of the Port of New York began 1865 ⓘ term in U.S. Senate began 1857 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Preston King Description of subject: Preston King was a 19th-century New York politician and U.S. senator known for his anti-slavery stance and role in the Free Soil and Democratic parties.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.