Elihu B. Washburne
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Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elihu B. Washburne canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7880986 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elihu B. Washburne Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant administration, officeHolder, Elihu B. Washburne]
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A.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
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B.
Lyman G. Bloomingdale
Lyman G. Bloomingdale was an American businessman and co-founder of the iconic Bloomingdale’s department store, which became a landmark in New York City retail.
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C.
Moses H. Grinnell
Moses H. Grinnell was a 19th-century American merchant, politician, and influential New York civic leader who played a prominent role in maritime commerce and public service.
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D.
James A. Piatt
James A. Piatt was an influential early settler and landowner in central Illinois after whom Piatt County was named.
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E.
Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus C. Dodge was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Iowa known for his role in westward expansion and territorial governance.
- 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: Elihu B. Washburne Target entity description: Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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A.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
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B.
Lyman G. Bloomingdale
Lyman G. Bloomingdale was an American businessman and co-founder of the iconic Bloomingdale’s department store, which became a landmark in New York City retail.
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C.
Moses H. Grinnell
Moses H. Grinnell was a 19th-century American merchant, politician, and influential New York civic leader who played a prominent role in maritime commerce and public service.
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D.
James A. Piatt
James A. Piatt was an influential early settler and landowner in central Illinois after whom Piatt County was named.
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E.
Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus C. Dodge was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Iowa known for his role in westward expansion and territorial governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| appointedAs |
United States Minister to France
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Ambassador to France
|
| birthName | Elihu Benjamin Washburne ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1816-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-10-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
ⓘ
Kents Hill School ⓘ |
| endTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| familyName | Washburne ⓘ |
| givenName | Elihu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
protecting foreign nationals and civilians in Paris during the Siege of Paris
ⓘ
strong support of Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
Whig Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Whig Party
|
| notableFor |
brief tenure as United States Secretary of State in 1869
ⓘ
service as United States Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1869 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1853 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Livermore, Maine, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Livermore, Maine
|
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
U.S. Representative from Illinois ⓘ United States Minister to France ⓘ
linked to:
United States Ambassador to France
United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Galena, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Galena, Illinois
|
| precededBy | William H. Seward ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| servedIn |
Franco-Prussian War (as diplomat)
ⓘ
linked to:
Franco-Prussian War
|
| servedUnder |
President Ulysses S. Grant
ⓘ
linked to:
Ulysses S. Grant
|
| sibling |
Cadwallader C. Washburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel Washburn Jr. ⓘ William D. Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Adele Gratiot Washburne ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869-03-23 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Illinois ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hamilton Fish ⓘ |
| supported | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| termEndAsSecretaryOfState | 1869-03-16 ⓘ |
| termStartAsSecretaryOfState | 1869-03-05 ⓘ |
| wrote | Recollections of a Minister to France, 1869–1877 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elihu B. Washburne Description of subject: Elihu B. Washburne was a prominent 19th-century American politician and diplomat, best known for his brief tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and his influential service as Minister to France during the Franco-Prussian War.
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