Jeremiah S. Black
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Jeremiah S. Black was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State under President James Buchanan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeremiah S. Black canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8961109 — 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: Jeremiah S. Black Context triple: [Henry Black, father, Jeremiah S. Black]
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A.
John F. Black
John F. Black is a comic supporting character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," contributing to the movie’s farcical and macabre tone.
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B.
Jeremiah M. Allen
Jeremiah M. Allen was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for establishing the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, a pioneering firm in boiler safety and engineering insurance.
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C.
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger," renowned for his exceptional control and success with the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
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D.
Elijah E. Myers
Elijah E. Myers was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing several major state capitol buildings across the United States.
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E.
Justus D. Barnes
Justus D. Barnes was an early American silent film actor best known for his iconic role in the pioneering 1903 Western film "The Great Train Robbery."
- 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: Jeremiah S. Black Target entity description: Jeremiah S. Black was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State under President James Buchanan.
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A.
John F. Black
John F. Black is a comic supporting character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," contributing to the movie’s farcical and macabre tone.
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B.
Jeremiah M. Allen
Jeremiah M. Allen was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for establishing the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, a pioneering firm in boiler safety and engineering insurance.
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C.
Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger," renowned for his exceptional control and success with the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
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D.
Elijah E. Myers
Elijah E. Myers was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing several major state capitol buildings across the United States.
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E.
Justus D. Barnes
Justus D. Barnes was an early American silent film actor best known for his iconic role in the pioneering 1903 Western film "The Great Train Robbery."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal cabinet member
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James Buchanan ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania
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| child |
Chauncey Forward Black
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linked to:
Chauncey Forward
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1810-01-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1883-08-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | law office apprenticeship ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Chauncey Forward ⓘ |
| endTime |
term as United States Attorney General: 1860
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term as United States Secretary of State: 1861 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Black ⓘ |
| fullName | Jeremiah Sullivan Black ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent 19th-century American legal career
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service as United States Attorney General ⓘ service as United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
legal opinions as U.S. Attorney General under James Buchanan
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opinion opposing secession as unconstitutional ⓘ participation in Ex parte Milligan legal team ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stony Creek, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Stony Creek, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath | York, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ United States Attorney General ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Caleb Cushing as United States Attorney General
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Lewis Cass as United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| residence |
York, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
York, Pennsylvania
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Forward Black
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linked to:
Mary Forward
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| startTime |
term as United States Attorney General: 1857
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term as United States Secretary of State: 1860 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Edwin M. Stanton as United States Attorney General
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linked to:
Edwin M. Stanton
William H. Seward as United States Secretary of State ⓘ
linked to:
William H. Seward
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeremiah S. Black Description of subject: Jeremiah S. Black was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State under President James Buchanan.
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