Smith Thompson
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Smith Thompson was an early 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his role in landmark cases involving federal authority and Native American rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smith Thompson canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1764033 — 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: Smith Thompson Context triple: [Worcester v. Georgia, joinedByInMajority, Smith Thompson]
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A.
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson is an American mixed martial artist and elite kickboxer known for his karate-based striking style and long tenure as a top contender in the UFC.
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B.
Jack Smith
Jack Smith is a person known primarily as a relative of Stan Smith, though no widely recognized public information specifically distinguishes him.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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D.
John Church
John Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," though specific widely recognized details about his life or achievements are not clearly established.
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E.
Lewis Powell
Lewis Powell was a Confederate sympathizer and member of John Wilkes Booth’s plot who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William H. Seward on the night Abraham Lincoln was killed.
- 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: Smith Thompson Target entity description: Smith Thompson was an early 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his role in landmark cases involving federal authority and Native American rights.
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A.
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson is an American mixed martial artist and elite kickboxer known for his karate-based striking style and long tenure as a top contender in the UFC.
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B.
Jack Smith
Jack Smith is a person known primarily as a relative of Stan Smith, though no widely recognized public information specifically distinguishes him.
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C.
Joseph C. Thompson
Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
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D.
John Church
John Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," though specific widely recognized details about his life or achievements are not clearly established.
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E.
Lewis Powell
Lewis Powell was a Confederate sympathizer and member of John Wilkes Booth’s plot who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William H. Seward on the night Abraham Lincoln was killed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American judge
ⓘ
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James Monroe ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1768-01-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1843-12-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
The College of New Jersey
Princeton University ⓘ |
| endTime |
1843-12-18
ⓘ
as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: 1843 ⓘ as Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court: 1818 ⓘ as United States Secretary of the Navy: 1823 ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson ⓘ |
| givenName | Smith ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dissenting views on Native American sovereignty
ⓘ
service on the Marshall Court ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (dissent)
ⓘ
opinions in cases involving Native American rights ⓘ opinions in cases involving federal authority ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Marshall Court ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amenia, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ United States Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of the Navy
|
| precededBy |
Benjamin W. Crowninshield
ⓘ
Henry Brockholst Livingston ⓘ
linked to:
Brockholst Livingston
|
| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
Albany, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany
Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Sarah Livingston
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarah Livingston Jay
|
| startTime |
1823-09-01
ⓘ
as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: 1823 ⓘ as Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court: 1814 ⓘ as United States Secretary of the Navy: 1818 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Samuel L. Southard
ⓘ
Samuel Nelson ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smith Thompson Description of subject: Smith Thompson was an early 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his role in landmark cases involving federal authority and Native American rights.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.