Samuel S. Cox
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Samuel S. Cox was a prominent 19th-century American Democratic politician and U.S. Congressman known for his oratory and influential role in national politics during and after the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel S. Cox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11714303 — 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: Samuel S. Cox Context triple: [Northern Democratic Party, notableMember, Samuel S. Cox]
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A.
James Harlan
James Harlan was a 19th-century American politician from Iowa who served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson.
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B.
Edward Bates
Edward Bates was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
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C.
William Wirt
William Wirt was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General and became the Anti-Masonic Party’s presidential candidate in the 1832 election.
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D.
Sir Edward Bates
Sir Edward Bates was a 19th-century British shipowner and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and was created a baronet for his contributions to commerce and public life.
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E.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
- 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: Samuel S. Cox Target entity description: Samuel S. Cox was a prominent 19th-century American Democratic politician and U.S. Congressman known for his oratory and influential role in national politics during and after the Civil War.
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A.
James Harlan
James Harlan was a 19th-century American politician from Iowa who served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson.
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B.
Edward Bates
Edward Bates was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
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C.
William Wirt
William Wirt was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General and became the Anti-Masonic Party’s presidential candidate in the 1832 election.
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D.
Sir Edward Bates
Sir Edward Bates was a 19th-century British shipowner and Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and was created a baronet for his contributions to commerce and public life.
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E.
Alexander Cushing
Alexander Cushing was an American lawyer and entrepreneur best known as the visionary founder who developed Squaw Valley into a major ski resort and host of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1889-09-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
ⓘ
Ohio University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
legislative politics ⓘ national politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | statue in New York City ⓘ |
| knownFor |
oratory
ⓘ
service as U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ service in the U.S. House of Representatives during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| middleName | Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Diversions of a Diplomat in Turkey”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Eight Years in Congress, from 1857 to 1865” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Three Decades of Federal Legislation” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Why We Laugh” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Civil War (as legislator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Zanesville, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| represented |
New York in the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
Ohio in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia A. Buckingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfHouseMembership |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | newspaper editor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel S. Cox Description of subject: Samuel S. Cox was a prominent 19th-century American Democratic politician and U.S. Congressman known for his oratory and influential role in national politics during and after the Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.