Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr.
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Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1949.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wiley Blount Rutledge | 1 |
| Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8529748 — 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: Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. Context triple: [Wiley B. Rutledge, birthName, Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr.]
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A.
Archibald Roane
Archibald Roane was an early American politician and jurist who served as the second governor of Tennessee in the early 19th century.
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B.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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C.
John Ridge
John Ridge was a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and diplomat known for his controversial role in negotiating the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the Cherokee removal along the Trail of Tears.
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D.
James Iredell Jr.
James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
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E.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
- 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: Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. Target entity description: Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1949.
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A.
Archibald Roane
Archibald Roane was an early American politician and jurist who served as the second governor of Tennessee in the early 19th century.
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B.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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C.
John Ridge
John Ridge was a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and diplomat known for his controversial role in negotiating the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the Cherokee removal along the Trail of Tears.
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D.
James Iredell Jr.
James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
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E.
Samuel M. Ralston
Samuel M. Ralston was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Indiana and later as a U.S. senator in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American jurist
ⓘ
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| confirmationBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949-09-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
ⓘ
University of Colorado Law School ⓘ University of Iowa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutledge ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| givenName | Wiley ⓘ |
| ideology | judicial liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strong defense of civil liberties
ⓘ
support for incorporation of the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| middleName | Blount ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| nominatedTo | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
dissenting opinion in Adamson v. California
ⓘ
linked to:
Adamson v. California
dissenting opinion in In re Yamashita ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
law professor ⓘ law school dean ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| placeOfBirth |
Cloverport, Kentucky, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Cloverport, Kentucky
|
| placeOfDeath |
York, Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
York, Maine
|
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
Dean of the University of Iowa College of Law ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ Professor at Washington University School of Law ⓘ Professor at the University of Iowa College of Law ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| replaced |
James F. Byrnes
ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes
|
| residence |
Boulder, Colorado, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boulder, Colorado
Iowa City, Iowa, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Iowa City, Iowa
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Annabel Person Rutledge ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| wasReplacedBy | Sherman Minton ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
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Input
Subject: Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. Description of subject: Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1943 until his death in 1949.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
linked to: Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr.