William Strong
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William Strong is a notable historical figure, most prominently recognized as a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Strong canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6132783 — 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: William Strong Context triple: [Strong, hasNotableBearer, William Strong]
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A.
William Barstow Strong
William Barstow Strong was a prominent 19th-century American railroad executive who served as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway during a major period of expansion.
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B.
John Jay Shipherd
John Jay Shipherd was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and educational reformer best known for co-founding Oberlin College and promoting progressive ideals such as coeducation and abolitionism.
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C.
William Cushing
William Cushing was an early Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from its inception in 1789 and played a key role in shaping foundational federal judicial authority.
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D.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Daniel Cady
Daniel Cady was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York, best known today as the father of women's rights leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
- 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: William Strong Target entity description: William Strong is a notable historical figure, most prominently recognized as a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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A.
William Barstow Strong
William Barstow Strong was a prominent 19th-century American railroad executive who served as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway during a major period of expansion.
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B.
John Jay Shipherd
John Jay Shipherd was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and educational reformer best known for co-founding Oberlin College and promoting progressive ideals such as coeducation and abolitionism.
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C.
William Cushing
William Cushing was an early Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who served from its inception in 1789 and played a key role in shaping foundational federal judicial authority.
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D.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Daniel Cady
Daniel Cady was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York, best known today as the father of women's rights leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Reading, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Charles Evans Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressionalTermEnd | 1851 ⓘ |
| congressionalTermStart | 1847 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1808-05-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1895-08-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| graduatedIn | 1828 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opinions on civil rights and Reconstruction-era legislation
ⓘ
supporting federal power in post-Civil War jurisprudence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Reese v. United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strauder v. West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legal Tender Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Somers, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lake Minnewaska, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity | arbitration and legal consulting ⓘ |
| practicedAs | circuit-riding judge in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Reading, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | to return to private practice and due to age ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| representedDistrict | Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedOnCourt | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria B. Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateSupremeCourtTermEnd | 1868 ⓘ |
| stateSupremeCourtTermStart | 1857 ⓘ |
| supremeCourtTermEnd | 1880-12-14 ⓘ |
| supremeCourtTermStart | 1870-03-14 ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Strong Description of subject: William Strong is a notable historical figure, most prominently recognized as a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.