Benjamin Wood
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Benjamin Wood was a 19th-century American politician and newspaper publisher from New York, known for his pro-Southern, anti-war stance during the Civil War era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Wood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11714304 — 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: Benjamin Wood Context triple: [Northern Democratic Party, notableMember, Benjamin Wood]
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A.
Benjamin Heath
Benjamin Heath was an 18th-century English classical scholar and critic known for his work on Greek and Latin literature.
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B.
Benjamin Rice
Benjamin Rice is a music producer known for his work on contemporary pop and soundtrack recordings.
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C.
Benjamin Russell
Benjamin Russell was an American journalist and newspaper editor credited with popularizing the term "Era of Good Feelings" to describe the period of political harmony following the War of 1812.
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D.
Benjamin Griffith
Benjamin Griffith was an early settler and landowner whose contributions to the area led to the Indiana town of Griffith being named in his honor.
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E.
Benjamin Salisbury
Benjamin Salisbury is an American actor best known for playing Brighton Sheffield, the middle child, on the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny."
- 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: Benjamin Wood Target entity description: Benjamin Wood was a 19th-century American politician and newspaper publisher from New York, known for his pro-Southern, anti-war stance during the Civil War era.
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A.
Benjamin Heath
Benjamin Heath was an 18th-century English classical scholar and critic known for his work on Greek and Latin literature.
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B.
Benjamin Rice
Benjamin Rice is a music producer known for his work on contemporary pop and soundtrack recordings.
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C.
Benjamin Russell
Benjamin Russell was an American journalist and newspaper editor credited with popularizing the term "Era of Good Feelings" to describe the period of political harmony following the War of 1812.
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D.
Benjamin Griffith
Benjamin Griffith was an early settler and landowner whose contributions to the area led to the Indiana town of Griffith being named in his honor.
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E.
Benjamin Salisbury
Benjamin Salisbury is an American actor best known for playing Brighton Sheffield, the middle child, on the 1990s sitcom "The Nanny."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
newspaper publisher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | pro-Southern, anti-war stance during the Civil War era ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1900-02-21 ⓘ |
| describedAs | 19th-century American politician and newspaper publisher from New York ⓘ |
| electedIn |
United States House of Representatives elections, 1860
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives elections, 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ United States House of Representatives elections, 1880 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York Daily News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| movement | Copperhead (Northern Peace Democrat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
editorials sympathetic to the Confederacy
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opposition to the American Civil War ⓘ ownership and editorship of the New York Daily News ⓘ |
| notableWork | New York Daily News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
newspaper publisher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | New York Daily News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Southern ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | anti-war during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Fernando Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented |
New York's 4th congressional district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York's 9th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Fernando Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ida May Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1865-03-03
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1883-03-03 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1861-03-04
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1881-03-04 ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benjamin Wood Description of subject: Benjamin Wood was a 19th-century American politician and newspaper publisher from New York, known for his pro-Southern, anti-war stance during the Civil War era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.