Elbridge G. Spaulding
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Elbridge G. Spaulding was a 19th-century American politician and banker from New York, best known for helping to create the U.S. "greenback" currency during the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elbridge G. Spaulding canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8961398 — 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: Elbridge G. Spaulding Context triple: [Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York, hasNotableBurial, Elbridge G. Spaulding]
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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.
Elihu B. Washburne
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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C.
J. Millard Tawes
J. Millard Tawes was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Maryland and was known for his long tenure in state public service.
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D.
William Hurlbut
William Hurlbut was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films of the 1930s, particularly in the horror genre.
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E.
Winfield B. Hale
Winfield B. Hale was an American judge who served on the U.S. military tribunal in the High Command Trial, one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials after World War II.
- 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: Elbridge G. Spaulding Target entity description: Elbridge G. Spaulding was a 19th-century American politician and banker from New York, best known for helping to create the U.S. "greenback" currency during the Civil 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.
Elihu B. Washburne
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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C.
J. Millard Tawes
J. Millard Tawes was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Maryland and was known for his long tenure in state public service.
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D.
William Hurlbut
William Hurlbut was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films of the 1930s, particularly in the horror genre.
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E.
Winfield B. Hale
Winfield B. Hale was an American judge who served on the U.S. military tribunal in the High Command Trial, one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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banker ⓘ human ⓘ mayor ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1809-02-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-05-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lima Seminary, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
common schools of New York ⓘ studied law in Batavia, New York ⓘ |
| familyName | Spaulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking
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finance ⓘ law ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| givenName | Elbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
drafting early versions of the Legal Tender Act
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helping to create the U.S. greenback currency during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
New York State Assembly
NERFINISHED
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Elbridge G. Spaulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
creation of United States greenback currency
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use of legal-tender paper money to finance the Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Resource of War – The Credit of the Government Made Immediately Available
NERFINISHED
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History of the Legal Tender Paper Money Issued During the Great Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ advocacy for the Legal Tender Act of 1862 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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banker ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cayuga County, New York
NERFINISHED
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Summer Hill, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Buffalo, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erie County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Buffalo, New York
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New York State Assembly member ⓘ New York State Treasurer NERFINISHED ⓘ member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elbridge G. Spaulding Description of subject: Elbridge G. Spaulding was a 19th-century American politician and banker from New York, best known for helping to create the U.S. "greenback" currency during the Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.