Andrew Hamilton
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Andrew Hamilton was a prominent colonial American lawyer best known for defending John Peter Zenger in a landmark 1735 freedom of the press trial.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andrew Hamilton canonical | 12 |
| Andrew Hamilton Jr. | 1 |
| colonial-era lawyer Andrew Hamilton | 1 |
| colonial-era public figure Andrew Hamilton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T823042 — 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: Andrew Hamilton Context triple: [Hamilton, hasNotableBearer, Andrew Hamilton]
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A.
Robert Morris
Robert Morris was a Founding Father of the United States and its chief financier during the American Revolution, playing a crucial role in funding the Continental Army and shaping the new nation's economic foundations.
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B.
Archibald Alexander
Archibald Alexander was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and educator who played a key role in shaping Reformed theological education in the United States.
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C.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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D.
John Mason
John Mason was a 17th-century English colonial military leader in New England, best known for his pivotal and controversial role in the Pequot War.
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E.
Robert Barker
Robert Barker was a 17th-century English royal printer best known for printing the first edition of the King James Bible.
- 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: Andrew Hamilton Target entity description: Andrew Hamilton was a prominent colonial American lawyer best known for defending John Peter Zenger in a landmark 1735 freedom of the press trial.
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A.
Robert Morris
Robert Morris was a Founding Father of the United States and its chief financier during the American Revolution, playing a crucial role in funding the Continental Army and shaping the new nation's economic foundations.
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B.
Archibald Alexander
Archibald Alexander was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and educator who played a key role in shaping Reformed theological education in the United States.
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C.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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D.
John Mason
John Mason was a 17th-century English colonial military leader in New England, best known for his pivotal and controversial role in the Pequot War.
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E.
Robert Barker
Robert Barker was a 17th-century English royal printer best known for printing the first edition of the King James Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American lawyer
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lawyer ⓘ legal advocate for freedom of the press ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| argued | juries may judge law as well as fact in libel cases ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Philadelphia
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Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| barAdmission |
New York bar (admitted pro hac vice for Zenger trial)
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Pennsylvania bar ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1676 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia
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linked to:
Christ Church Burial Ground
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| child |
Andrew Hamilton Jr.
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linked to:
Andrew Hamilton
James Hamilton ⓘ |
| deathDate | August 4, 1741 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| deathYear | 1741 ⓘ |
| designed |
Independence Hall
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Pennsylvania State House ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Hamilton Street in Philadelphia
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Hamilton Township, New Jersey (namesake debated but often attributed) ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
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| influenced |
American legal tradition on seditious libel
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development of freedom of the press in America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1735 Zenger trial
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advocacy of freedom of the press ⓘ defense of John Peter Zenger ⓘ |
| legacy |
pioneer of jury independence in libel cases
ⓘ
symbol of early American civil liberties ⓘ |
| legalArea | colonial law ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineAdvanced | truth as a defense to libel ⓘ |
| mentorOf | younger colonial lawyers in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| name | Andrew Hamilton ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| position |
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Attorney General
|
| precededBy | David Lloyd as leading Pennsylvania lawyer ⓘ |
| propertyOwned | Bush Hill estate ⓘ |
| religion | Anglican ⓘ |
| represented | John Peter Zenger ⓘ |
| servedAs | Recorder of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Brownlow ⓘ |
| succeededBy | James Hamilton as prominent Pennsylvania official ⓘ |
| trial |
John Peter Zenger libel trial
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linked to:
Zenger trial
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| trialYear | 1735 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrew Hamilton Description of subject: Andrew Hamilton was a prominent colonial American lawyer best known for defending John Peter Zenger in a landmark 1735 freedom of the press trial.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Andrew Hamilton
subject linked to:
Hamilton Street in Philadelphia
subject linked to:
Hamilton Street in Philadelphia
subject linked to:
Hamilton Street in Philadelphia
linked to: Andrew Hamilton
subject linked to:
Hamilton Street in Philadelphia
linked to: Andrew Hamilton