Lawrence Walsh
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Lawrence Walsh was an American lawyer and judge best known for serving as independent counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation during the Reagan administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lawrence Walsh canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8067924 — 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: Lawrence Walsh Context triple: [Office of Independent Counsel, notableIndependentCounsel, Lawrence Walsh]
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A.
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe is an American actor best known for his role as firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto on the television series "Emergency!" and for numerous character roles in film and television.
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B.
Patrick Doherty
Patrick Doherty was one of the unarmed civil rights marchers shot and killed by British soldiers during the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1972.
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C.
Lawrence Murphy
Lawrence Murphy was a 19th-century American businessman and rancher in New Mexico, known for his central role in the Lincoln County War and influence over the town of Lincoln.
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D.
Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh is a film editor best known for his work on notable Australian and international films, including the drama "The Devil's Playground."
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E.
Guy Roche
Guy Roche is a French-born American songwriter and record producer known for his work with major pop and R&B artists in the 1990s and 2000s.
- 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: Lawrence Walsh Target entity description: Lawrence Walsh was an American lawyer and judge best known for serving as independent counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation during the Reagan administration.
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A.
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe is an American actor best known for his role as firefighter-paramedic Roy DeSoto on the television series "Emergency!" and for numerous character roles in film and television.
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B.
Patrick Doherty
Patrick Doherty was one of the unarmed civil rights marchers shot and killed by British soldiers during the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1972.
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C.
Lawrence Murphy
Lawrence Murphy was a 19th-century American businessman and rancher in New Mexico, known for his central role in the Lincoln County War and influence over the town of Lincoln.
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D.
Brian Kavanagh
Brian Kavanagh is a film editor best known for his work on notable Australian and international films, including the drama "The Devil's Playground."
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E.
Guy Roche
Guy Roche is a French-born American songwriter and record producer known for his work with major pop and R&B artists in the 1990s and 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
independent counsel ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-03-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | legal non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Iran-Contra affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Bar Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the Iran-Contra investigation during the Reagan administration ⓘ |
| notableWork | Iran-Contra investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
independent counsel
ⓘ
judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Attorney General of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independent Counsel for the Iran-Contra investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Judge of the New York State Supreme Court ⓘ President of the American Bar Association ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lawrence Walsh Description of subject: Lawrence Walsh was an American lawyer and judge best known for serving as independent counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation during the Reagan administration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.