Vice President of the Confederate States
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The Vice President of the Confederate States was the second-highest executive officer of the Confederate government, serving as the constitutional successor and deputy to the Confederate President during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the Confederate States of America | 2 |
| Vice President of the Confederate States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2617965 — 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: Vice President of the Confederate States Context triple: [Constitution of the Confederate States of America, establishesOffice, Vice President of the Confederate States]
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A.
Vice President of South Carolina
The Vice President of South Carolina was a leading executive officer in the state’s early revolutionary government, serving as second-in-command to the president (governor) during the American Revolutionary era.
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B.
Vice President of the Republic of Texas
The Vice President of the Republic of Texas was the second-highest executive officer of the short-lived independent Texan nation, serving as the constitutional successor and deputy to the President.
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C.
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive officer in the federal government, who also serves as President of the Senate and first in the presidential line of succession.
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D.
Vice President
The Vice President is a high-ranking government official who typically serves as the second-in-command to the head of state or government and may assume their duties if they are unable to serve.
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E.
Governor of Virginia
The Governor of Virginia is the state's chief executive officer, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.
- 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: Vice President of the Confederate States Target entity description: The Vice President of the Confederate States was the second-highest executive officer of the Confederate government, serving as the constitutional successor and deputy to the Confederate President during the American Civil War.
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A.
Vice President of South Carolina
The Vice President of South Carolina was a leading executive officer in the state’s early revolutionary government, serving as second-in-command to the president (governor) during the American Revolutionary era.
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B.
Vice President of the Republic of Texas
The Vice President of the Republic of Texas was the second-highest executive officer of the short-lived independent Texan nation, serving as the constitutional successor and deputy to the President.
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C.
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive officer in the federal government, who also serves as President of the Senate and first in the presidential line of succession.
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D.
Vice President
The Vice President is a high-ranking government official who typically serves as the second-in-command to the head of state or government and may assume their duties if they are unable to serve.
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E.
Governor of Virginia
The Governor of Virginia is the state's chief executive officer, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
ⓘ
vice presidency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| capitalDuringTenure |
Montgomery, Alabama
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdictionAtCreation | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdictionLater | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | constitutional successor to the President of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| countryStatus | secessionist state ⓘ |
| deputyToOffice |
President of the Confederate States
ⓘ
linked to:
Jefferson Davis
|
| electedWith |
President of the Confederate States
ⓘ
linked to:
Jefferson Davis
|
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolder | Alexander H. Stephens ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to preside over the Confederate Senate
ⓘ
to succeed the President upon vacancy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | American Civil War ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedFollowing | collapse of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn |
Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States
ⓘ
Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| officeEndedWith | Confederate surrender in 1865 ⓘ |
| officeFormationContext | secession of Southern states from the United States ⓘ |
| officeHolderCount | 1 ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | deputy to the President of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| officeHoldersPoliticalSide |
Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
|
| officeJurisdictionType | federal government ⓘ |
| officeStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| officeType | national executive office ⓘ |
| onlyOfficeHolder | Alexander H. Stephens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate government
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
|
| positionInGovernment | second-highest executive officer of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| ranking | second in line to the presidency of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| reelectionPolicy | ineligible for immediate re-election ⓘ |
| residence | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| style | Mr. Vice President ⓘ |
| successorOfficeInRegion | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| termLength | six-year term ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vice President of the Confederate States Description of subject: The Vice President of the Confederate States was the second-highest executive officer of the Confederate government, serving as the constitutional successor and deputy to the Confederate President during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
→
establishesOffice
→
Vice President of the Confederate States
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Stephens
linked to: Vice President of the Confederate States
linked to: Vice President of the Confederate States