Xenophon Hicks
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Xenophon Hicks was a United States federal judge who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xenophon Hicks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9975112 — 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: Xenophon Hicks Context triple: [John Hessin Clarke, succeededBy (Sixth Circuit), Xenophon Hicks]
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A.
William Hicks
William Hicks was a British Army officer best known for leading an ill-fated Egyptian army expedition that was annihilated by Mahdist forces at the Battle of El Obeid in 1883.
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B.
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks was an American character actor known for his prolific appearances in Hollywood films from the 1930s and 1940s, often portraying authority figures such as lawyers, politicians, and military officers.
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C.
Franklin Keeler
Franklin Keeler was the founder of the Times Union newspaper.
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D.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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E.
Charles Roane
Charles Roane is a songwriter best known for co-writing the R&B hit "My Love Is Like...Wo" performed by Mýa.
- 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: Xenophon Hicks Target entity description: Xenophon Hicks was a United States federal judge who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the early 20th century.
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A.
William Hicks
William Hicks was a British Army officer best known for leading an ill-fated Egyptian army expedition that was annihilated by Mahdist forces at the Battle of El Obeid in 1883.
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B.
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks was an American character actor known for his prolific appearances in Hollywood films from the 1930s and 1940s, often portraying authority figures such as lawyers, politicians, and military officers.
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C.
Franklin Keeler
Franklin Keeler was the founder of the Times Union newspaper.
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D.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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E.
Charles Roane
Charles Roane is a music producer known for his work on the album "Back to Basics."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal judge
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Calvin Coolidge
NERFINISHED
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Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-05-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952-11-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cumberland School of Law
NERFINISHED
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Cumberland University NERFINISHED ⓘ East Tennessee Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Eastern District of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Sixth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
NERFINISHED
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | midshipman ⓘ |
| notableFor | service as a federal appellate judge in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Clinton, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
Clinton, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedOnCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
NERFINISHED
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Knoxville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Xenophon Hicks Description of subject: Xenophon Hicks was a United States federal judge who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
John Hessin Clarke (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
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succeededBy (Sixth Circuit)
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Xenophon Hicks
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subject surface form:
John Hessin Clarke