Livingston family
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The Livingston family is a prominent American political and landowning dynasty from colonial New York, influential in early United States history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Livingston family canonical | 23 |
| Livingston family (by marriage) | 1 |
| Livingston family of New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T760522 — 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: Livingston family Context triple: [Robert R. Livingston, memberOf, Livingston family]
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A.
Stewart family
The Stewart family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage that rose to become the royal House of Stuart, ruling Scotland and later England and Ireland.
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B.
Wallace family
The Wallace family was the prominent Independence, Missouri household of Bess Wallace Truman, whose longtime residence later became the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site.
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C.
Warwick–Houston family
The Warwick–Houston family is an American musical dynasty best known for producing acclaimed soul and pop singers including Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, and Whitney Houston.
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D.
Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)
The Hamilton family, Dukes of Hamilton, is a prominent Scottish noble house that has held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland since the 17th century.
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E.
Graham family
The Graham family is an influential American media dynasty best known for its long-time leadership and stewardship of The Washington Post.
- 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: Livingston family Target entity description: The Livingston family is a prominent American political and landowning dynasty from colonial New York, influential in early United States history.
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A.
Stewart family
The Stewart family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage that rose to become the royal House of Stuart, ruling Scotland and later England and Ireland.
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B.
Wallace family
The Wallace family was the prominent Independence, Missouri household of Bess Wallace Truman, whose longtime residence later became the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site.
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C.
Warwick–Houston family
The Warwick–Houston family is an American musical dynasty best known for producing acclaimed soul and pop singers including Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, and Whitney Houston.
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D.
Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)
The Hamilton family, Dukes of Hamilton, is a prominent Scottish noble house that has held one of the highest-ranking dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland since the 17th century.
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E.
Graham family
The Graham family is an influential American media dynasty best known for its long-time leadership and stewardship of The Washington Post.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American political family
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landowning dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert Livingston the Elder ⓘ |
| hasAncestralSeat |
Clermont Manor
ⓘ
Livingston Manor ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chancellor Livingston
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surface form:
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston
Edward Livingston ⓘ Brockholst Livingston ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Brockholst Livingston
Philip Livingston ⓘ Robert Livingston the Elder ⓘ Robert R. Livingston ⓘ William Livingston ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of the United States government
ⓘ
politics of New York State ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Livingston family
self-linksurface differs
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Livingston family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Livingston family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Livingston family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Livingston family self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administering the presidential oath of office to George Washington
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founder of Livingston Manor ⓘ large landholdings in New York ⓘ negotiating the Louisiana Purchase ⓘ political influence in colonial New York ⓘ role in early United States history ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Province of New York ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic-Republican Party
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Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist Party
|
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Chancellor of New York ⓘ Governor of New Jersey ⓘ United States Ambassador to France ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Minister to France
U.S. Representative ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Senator ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ secretary for Indian affairs in New York ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Hudson Valley
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New York City ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
|
| timePeriod |
colonial era of the United States
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early national period of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Livingston family Description of subject: The Livingston family is a prominent American political and landowning dynasty from colonial New York, influential in early United States history.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Livingston family (by marriage)
this entity surface form:
Livingston family of New York
subject surface form:
Philip Livingston
subject surface form:
William Livingston
subject surface form:
Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form:
Edward Livingston
subject surface form:
Henry Brockholst Livingston