Robert Marion Smith
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Robert Marion Smith was a 19th-century American slaveholder known primarily for having enslaved Biddy Mason before she successfully sued for her freedom in California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Marion Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17498318 — 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: Robert Marion Smith Context triple: [Biddy Mason, enslavedBy, Robert Marion Smith]
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A.
Henry Justin Smith
Henry Justin Smith was an influential American newspaper editor and author best known for his leadership at the Chicago Daily News in the early 20th century.
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B.
Cecil Clementi Smith
Cecil Clementi Smith was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States in the late 19th century.
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C.
Cyril S. Smith
Cyril S. Smith was a prominent American metallurgist and materials scientist known for his key role in the Manhattan Project and his influential work on the structure and history of metals.
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D.
Charles Aubrey Smith
Charles Aubrey Smith was an English cricketer-turned-character actor best known for playing dignified, often aristocratic English gentlemen in early Hollywood films.
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E.
Woodrow Wilson Smith
Woodrow Wilson Smith is a pseudonym used by American science fiction author Henry Kuttner.
- 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: Robert Marion Smith Target entity description: Robert Marion Smith was a 19th-century American slaveholder known primarily for having enslaved Biddy Mason before she successfully sued for her freedom in California.
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A.
Henry Justin Smith
Henry Justin Smith was an influential American newspaper editor and author best known for his leadership at the Chicago Daily News in the early 20th century.
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B.
Cecil Clementi Smith
Cecil Clementi Smith was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States in the late 19th century.
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C.
Cyril S. Smith
Cyril S. Smith was a prominent American metallurgist and materials scientist known for his key role in the Manhattan Project and his influential work on the structure and history of metals.
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D.
Charles Aubrey Smith
Charles Aubrey Smith was an English cricketer-turned-character actor best known for playing dignified, often aristocratic English gentlemen in early Hollywood films.
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E.
Woodrow Wilson Smith
Woodrow Wilson Smith is a pseudonym used by American science fiction author Henry Kuttner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.