Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Edward Bates | Statement: [Jeremiah Sullivan Black, succeededInOffice, Edward Bates]

Target entity: Edward Bates
Context triple: [Jeremiah Sullivan Black, succeededInOffice, Edward Bates]

• A. John Jay Shipherd
  John Jay Shipherd was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and educational reformer best known for co-founding Oberlin College and promoting progressive ideals such as coeducation and abolitionism.
• B. 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.
• C. William M. Evarts
  William M. Evarts was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in major legal and political developments of his era.
• D. John Stevens
  John Stevens is an American singer best known for his crooner-style performances as a young contestant on the third season of "American Idol."
• E. Amos Kendall
  Amos Kendall was a prominent 19th-century American journalist, political adviser, and U.S. Postmaster General who was a key member of President Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet.”
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Entity: Edward Bates
Triple: [Jeremiah Sullivan Black, succeededInOffice, 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.

Target entity: Edward Bates
Target entity description: Edward Bates was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

• A. John Jay Shipherd
  John Jay Shipherd was a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and educational reformer best known for co-founding Oberlin College and promoting progressive ideals such as coeducation and abolitionism.
• B. 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.
• C. William M. Evarts
  William M. Evarts was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in major legal and political developments of his era.
• D. John Stevens
  John Stevens is an American singer best known for his crooner-style performances as a young contestant on the third season of "American Idol."
• E. Amos Kendall
  Amos Kendall was a prominent 19th-century American journalist, political adviser, and U.S. Postmaster General who was a key member of President Andrew Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet.”
• F. None of above. chosen