Triple
T7149834
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hillsborough Convention of 1788 |
E166664
|
entity |
| Predicate | secretaryOfConvention |
P75135
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Hay
John Hay was an American political figure who served as secretary of the Hillsborough Convention of 1788, a key gathering in North Carolina’s debate over ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
|
E645090
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
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).
Input
Phrase: John Hay | Statement: [Hillsborough Convention of 1788, secretaryOfConvention, John Hay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hay Context triple: [Hillsborough Convention of 1788, secretaryOfConvention, John Hay]
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A.
John Hay
John Hay was an influential American statesman, diplomat, and author who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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B.
Albert Charles Seward
Albert Charles Seward was a British botanist and geologist known for his pioneering work in paleobotany and the study of fossil plants.
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C.
William Henry Seward Jr.
William Henry Seward Jr. was an American banker and Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War, known also as the son of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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D.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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E.
Frederick William Seward
Frederick William Seward was an American politician and diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State during his father William H. Seward’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, notably surviving an assassination attempt the night of Abraham Lincoln’s murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
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]"
Input
Entity: John Hay Triple: [Hillsborough Convention of 1788, secretaryOfConvention, John Hay]
Generated description
John Hay was an American political figure who served as secretary of the Hillsborough Convention of 1788, a key gathering in North Carolina’s debate over ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Hay Target entity description: John Hay was an American political figure who served as secretary of the Hillsborough Convention of 1788, a key gathering in North Carolina’s debate over ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
John Hay
John Hay was an influential American statesman, diplomat, and author who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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B.
Albert Charles Seward
Albert Charles Seward was a British botanist and geologist known for his pioneering work in paleobotany and the study of fossil plants.
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C.
William Henry Seward Jr.
William Henry Seward Jr. was an American banker and Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War, known also as the son of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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D.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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E.
Frederick William Seward
Frederick William Seward was an American politician and diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State during his father William H. Seward’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, notably surviving an assassination attempt the night of Abraham Lincoln’s murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: secretaryOfConvention Context triple: [Hillsborough Convention of 1788, secretaryOfConvention, John Hay]
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A.
currentSecretary
Indicates that one entity currently holds the position or role of secretary for another entity.
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B.
partySecretary
Indicates that an entity holds the position or role of secretary within a political party or similar organized group in relation to another entity.
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C.
specialSecretary
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as a special secretary (with specific or exceptional administrative or advisory duties) to another entity.
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D.
hasNationalGeneralSecretary
Indicates that one entity serves as the national general secretary of another entity (typically an organization or party).
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E.
previousGeneralSecretary
Indicates that one entity served as the general secretary of an organization or body immediately before the other entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68886779c8190a8e3fbabffe68253 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e7f130e08190bc5ca99f90f9de92 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7ada940e08190b16e97e363801e75 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae5767408190860c1c7bc3a769fa |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aeb68c3481909c6dff8ee51349ab |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6e1caf4e48190b47bb398a3c1554d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69c6e4a213508190a40aca39f9eee7d5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:46 p.m.