Roger MacBride

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Libertarian author human lawyer politician

Roger MacBride was an American lawyer, author, and politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1976 presidential nominee and as the heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Roger MacBride canonical	5
Roger Lea MacBride	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1454807 — 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: Roger MacBride
Context triple: [1976 United States presidential election, notableThirdPartyCandidate, Roger MacBride]

A. Ed Oates
Ed Oates is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Oracle Corporation, a pioneering company in relational database technology.
B. Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge is an American composer and orchestrator best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous collaborations with John Denver.
C. Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
D. Carolyn Dennis
Carolyn Dennis is an American singer and backing vocalist best known for her work with Bob Dylan and for being his former wife.
E. Joanne Rogers
Joanne Rogers was an American concert pianist and television personality best known as the longtime wife and collaborator of children's television icon Fred Rogers and as a prominent advocate for his legacy.
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: Roger MacBride
Target entity description: Roger MacBride was an American lawyer, author, and politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1976 presidential nominee and as the heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

A. Ed Oates
Ed Oates is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of Oracle Corporation, a pioneering company in relational database technology.
B. Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge is an American composer and orchestrator best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous collaborations with John Denver.
C. Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
D. Carolyn Dennis
Carolyn Dennis is an American singer and backing vocalist best known for her work with Bob Dylan and for being his former wife.
E. Joanne Rogers
Joanne Rogers was an American concert pianist and television personality best known as the longtime wife and collaborator of children's television icon Fred Rogers and as a prominent advocate for his legacy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Libertarian ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ
candidateInElection	1976 United States presidential election ⓘ
causeOfDeath	heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1929-08-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1995-03-05 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard Law School ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ
electoralHistory	received one electoral vote for president in the 1972 United States presidential election as a faithless elector ⓘ
ethnicGroup	European American ⓘ
familyName	MacBride ⓘ
givenName	Roger ⓘ
hasGenre	legal non-fiction ⓘ political non-fiction ⓘ
ideology	classical liberalism ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ
knownFor	1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign ⓘ heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ producing the Little House on the Prairie television series ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalStatusRegardingEstate	heir to the literary estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ heir to the literary estate of Rose Wilder Lane ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
notableWork	A New Dawn for America: The Libertarian Challenge (book) ⓘ Little House on the Prairie television series (producer and rights holder) ⓘ linked to: Little House on the Prairie The American Electoral College (book) ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth	New Rochelle, New York, United States ⓘ linked to: New Rochelle, New York
placeOfDeath	Ripton, Vermont, United States ⓘ linked to: Ripton, Vermont
positionHeld	1972 Libertarian Party vice‑presidential elector (faithless elector) ⓘ 1976 Libertarian Party presidential nominee ⓘ Member of the Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ
religion	Unitarian Universalism ⓘ
representedBy	Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ
residence	Vermont ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workedOn	adaptation of Little House books for television ⓘ