Joseph T. Robinson
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Joseph T. Robinson was an influential Arkansas Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senate Majority Leader and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1928.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph T. Robinson canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10219 — 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: Joseph T. Robinson Context triple: [1928 United States presidential election, democraticRunningMate, Joseph T. Robinson]
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A.
Richmond K. Turner
Richmond K. Turner was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II, best known for his pivotal role in planning and directing major amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater.
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B.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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C.
Al Smith
Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.
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D.
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
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E.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
- 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: Joseph T. Robinson Target entity description: Joseph T. Robinson was an influential Arkansas Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senate Majority Leader and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1928.
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A.
Richmond K. Turner
Richmond K. Turner was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II, best known for his pivotal role in planning and directing major amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater.
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B.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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C.
Al Smith
Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.
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D.
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
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E.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lonoke County, Arkansas
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United States of America ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 1928 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| familyName | Robinson ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential role in national Democratic Party politics
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service as U.S. Senate Majority Leader ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party in the United States Senate
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1928
ⓘ
leadership of Senate Democrats in the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Southern Democrat
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Democrats
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Arkansas
ⓘ
Senate Majority Leader of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Minority Leader of the United States ⓘ United States senator from Arkansas ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| represented | Arkansas ⓘ |
| residence | Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| runningMateOf | Al Smith ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInHouse | Arkansas ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Arkansas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph T. Robinson Description of subject: Joseph T. Robinson was an influential Arkansas Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senate Majority Leader and was the party’s vice-presidential nominee in 1928.
Referenced by (7)
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