Samuel Freeman Miller
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Samuel Freeman Miller was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions on federalism and civil rights during the Reconstruction era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Freeman Miller canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5256756 — 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 Freeman Miller Context triple: [Slaughter-House Cases, majorityOpinionBy, Samuel Freeman Miller]
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A.
Jonathan Peckham Miller
Jonathan Peckham Miller was an American abolitionist, politician, and noted Philhellene who supported the Greek War of Independence in the early 19th century.
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B.
Frederick Miller
Frederick Miller was a 19th-century German-American brewer and entrepreneur best known for establishing the Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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C.
Frederick Mills
Frederick Mills was a person significant enough in local or regional history that Mills County, Iowa, was named in his honor.
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D.
Frederick Wallace Smith
Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
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E.
Samuel John Mills
Samuel John Mills was an early 19th-century American missionary leader and key figure in the founding of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
- 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 Freeman Miller Target entity description: Samuel Freeman Miller was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions on federalism and civil rights during the Reconstruction era.
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A.
Jonathan Peckham Miller
Jonathan Peckham Miller was an American abolitionist, politician, and noted Philhellene who supported the Greek War of Independence in the early 19th century.
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B.
Frederick Miller
Frederick Miller was a 19th-century German-American brewer and entrepreneur best known for establishing the Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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C.
Frederick Mills
Frederick Mills was a person significant enough in local or regional history that Mills County, Iowa, was named in his honor.
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D.
Frederick Wallace Smith
Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
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E.
Samuel John Mills
Samuel John Mills was an early 19th-century American missionary leader and key figure in the founding of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1816-04-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Richmond, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1890-10-13 ⓘ |
| education | Transylvania University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1890-10-13 ⓘ |
| era | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
jurisprudence limiting the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment Privileges or Immunities Clause
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majority opinion in The Slaughter-House Cases ⓘ opinions on civil rights during Reconstruction ⓘ opinions on federalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Ex parte Yarbrough
NERFINISHED
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Loan Association v. Topeka NERFINISHED ⓘ The Slaughter-House Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
majority opinion in The Slaughter-House Cases (1873)
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opinions in cases interpreting the Reconstruction Amendments ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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lawyer ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Unionist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Peter Vivian Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOccupation | country doctor in Kentucky ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Keokuk, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnderPresident |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Chester A. Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Grover Cleveland (first term) NERFINISHED ⓘ James A. Garfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890).svg ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eliza Wythes
NERFINISHED
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Lucy Love Ballinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1862-07-21 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | George Shiras Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel Freeman Miller Description of subject: Samuel Freeman Miller was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions on federalism and civil rights during the Reconstruction era.
Referenced by (4)
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