Nathan Clifford
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Nathan Clifford was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and lengthy, detailed opinions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathan Clifford canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5256762 — 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: Nathan Clifford Context triple: [Slaughter-House Cases, dissentingOpinionBy, Nathan Clifford]
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A.
Nathaniel Giles
Nathaniel Giles was an English composer and church musician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his work with the Chapel Royal and involvement in early English theatre music.
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B.
Henry Tucker
Henry Tucker was a Bermudian politician who became the territory's first premier and played a key role in modernizing its political and economic landscape.
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C.
Nathaniel Fisk
Nathaniel Fisk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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D.
Franklin Evans
Franklin Evans was an early 20th-century figure associated with polar exploration and research, recognized for his role in establishing the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England.
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E.
Jethro Pugh
Jethro Pugh was an American defensive tackle best known for his long and successful career with the Dallas Cowboys during the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Nathan Clifford Target entity description: Nathan Clifford was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and lengthy, detailed opinions.
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A.
Nathaniel Giles
Nathaniel Giles was an English composer and church musician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his work with the Chapel Royal and involvement in early English theatre music.
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B.
Henry Tucker
Henry Tucker was a Bermudian politician who became the territory's first premier and played a key role in modernizing its political and economic landscape.
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C.
Nathaniel Fisk
Nathaniel Fisk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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D.
Franklin Evans
Franklin Evans was an early 20th-century figure associated with polar exploration and research, recognized for his role in establishing the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England.
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E.
Jethro Pugh
Jethro Pugh was an American defensive tackle best known for his long and successful career with the Dallas Cowboys during the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James K. Polk ⓘ |
| buriedIn | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine, United States ⓘ |
| child | William Henry Clifford ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1803-08-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1881-07-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bowdoin College ⓘ |
| endTime |
1848-03-18
ⓘ
1881-07-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yankee American ⓘ |
| familyName | Clifford ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservative jurisprudence
ⓘ
lengthy and detailed judicial opinions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| notableFor | strict constructionist approach to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
United States Supreme Court decision in Legal Tender Cases
ⓘ
linked to:
The Legal Tender Cases
United States Supreme Court decision in Slaughter-House Cases ⓘ
linked to:
Slaughter-House Cases
United States Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White ⓘ
linked to:
Texas v. White
|
| placeOfBirth |
Rumney, New Hampshire, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Rumney, New Hampshire
|
| placeOfDeath |
Cornish, Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Cornish, Maine
|
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Attorney General of Maine ⓘ Member of the Maine House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives ⓘ United States Attorney General ⓘ United States Minister to Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
United States Ambassador to Mexico
|
| practicedLawIn |
Newfield, Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Newfield, Maine
Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Portland, Maine
|
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence |
Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| servedUnder |
President James K. Polk
ⓘ
linked to:
James K. Polk
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Ayer Clifford ⓘ |
| startTime |
1846-10-17
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1858-01-21 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
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Subject: Nathan Clifford Description of subject: Nathan Clifford was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and lengthy, detailed opinions.
Referenced by (13)
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