James Iredell Jr.
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James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Iredell Jr. canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1857100 — 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: James Iredell Jr. Context triple: [James Iredell Sr., child, James Iredell Jr.]
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A.
James Iredell Sr.
James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
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B.
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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D.
John Sevier
John Sevier was an American frontiersman, soldier, and statesman who became a Revolutionary War hero and later the first governor of Tennessee.
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E.
William R. Davie
William R. Davie was a Revolutionary War officer, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and 10th governor of North Carolina who played a key role in founding the University of North Carolina.
- 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: James Iredell Jr. Target entity description: James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
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A.
James Iredell Sr.
James Iredell Sr. was an influential early American jurist and statesman who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court and played a key role in shaping constitutional law.
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B.
Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston was an American lawyer, statesman, and early political leader from North Carolina who served as governor of the state and as a U.S. senator after the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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D.
John Sevier
John Sevier was an American frontiersman, soldier, and statesman who became a Revolutionary War hero and later the first governor of Tennessee.
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E.
William R. Davie
William R. Davie was a Revolutionary War officer, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and 10th governor of North Carolina who played a key role in founding the University of North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
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Edenton Academy ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Iredell ⓘ |
| father | James Iredell Sr. ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of North Carolina politics
ⓘ
history of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic-Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Iredell family of North Carolina
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linked to:
Iredell County
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| notableFor |
service as 23rd Governor of North Carolina
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service as United States Senator from North Carolina ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 23rd Governor of North Carolina ⓘ |
| participatedIn | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Edenton, North Carolina
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linked to:
Edenton
|
| placeOfDeath |
Edenton, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Edenton
|
| politicalAlignment | Democratic-Republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of North Carolina
ⓘ
United States Senator from North Carolina ⓘ |
| region | North Carolina ⓘ |
| residence |
Edenton, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Edenton
|
| servedAs | United States Senator ⓘ |
| servedIn |
North Carolina House of Commons
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina Senate ⓘ North Carolina militia ⓘ
linked to:
Province of North Carolina militia
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Johnston ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | North Carolina ⓘ |
| studiedLawUnder | Samuel Johnston ⓘ |
| wasAdmittedToTheBarIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Iredell Jr. Description of subject: James Iredell Jr. was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of North Carolina in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (4)
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