Rufus W. Peckham
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Rufus W. Peckham was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice best known for authoring the opinion in Lochner v. New York and for his strong support of economic liberty and limited government regulation during the Lochner era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rufus W. Peckham canonical | 6 |
| Rufus Wheeler Peckham Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2660055 — 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: Rufus W. Peckham Context triple: [Lochner v. New York, majorityOpinionBy, Rufus W. Peckham]
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Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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B.
John Swope
John Swope was an American photographer and aviator known for his work documenting World War II and Hollywood, and for being married to actress Dorothy McGuire.
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C.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. was an American business executive and philanthropist, best known as a longtime CEO of Pfizer and a major benefactor of Duke University.
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D.
Charles F. Chandler
Charles F. Chandler was a prominent 19th-century American chemist and educator who played a key role in professionalizing chemistry in the United States.
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E.
George B. Cortelyou
George B. Cortelyou was an American public official who served in multiple cabinet positions under President Theodore Roosevelt, including as the first head of the Department of Commerce and Labor and later as Secretary of the Treasury.
- 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: Rufus W. Peckham Target entity description: Rufus W. Peckham was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice best known for authoring the opinion in Lochner v. New York and for his strong support of economic liberty and limited government regulation during the Lochner era.
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A.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
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B.
John Swope
John Swope was an American photographer and aviator known for his work documenting World War II and Hollywood, and for being married to actress Dorothy McGuire.
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C.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. was an American business executive and philanthropist, best known as a longtime CEO of Pfizer and a major benefactor of Duke University.
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D.
Charles F. Chandler
Charles F. Chandler was a prominent 19th-century American chemist and educator who played a key role in professionalizing chemistry in the United States.
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E.
George B. Cortelyou
George B. Cortelyou was an American public official who served in multiple cabinet positions under President Theodore Roosevelt, including as the first head of the Department of Commerce and Labor and later as Secretary of the Treasury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Grover Cleveland ⓘ |
| barAdmission | New York ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1838-11-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Albany, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany
|
| burialPlace | Albany Rural Cemetery ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| confirmedOn | 1895-12-09 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1909-10-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Altamont, New York ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Albany, New York (legal apprenticeship)
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (legal studies) ⓘ
linked to:
University of Pennsylvania Law School
|
| education | Albany Academy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1909-10-24 ⓘ |
| era |
Lochner era
ⓘ
linked to:
Lochner v. New York
|
| familyName | Peckham ⓘ |
| father |
Rufus Wheeler Peckham Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Rufus W. Peckham
|
| givenName | Rufus ⓘ |
| heritage | American of English descent ⓘ |
| interpretedConstitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause
ⓘ
linked to:
Due Process Clause
|
| knownFor |
opinions during the Lochner era
ⓘ
opposition to extensive government regulation ⓘ support for economic liberty ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
freedom of contract
ⓘ
substantive due process ⓘ |
| limitedGovernmentView | narrow view of police power ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| nominatedOn | 1895-12-03 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adair v. United States
ⓘ
Allgeyer v. Louisiana ⓘ Coppage v. Kansas ⓘ Lochner v. New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Judge of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ Justice of the New York Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
New York Supreme Court
|
| practicedLawIn |
Albany, New York
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linked to:
Albany
|
| precededBy | Howell Edmunds Jackson ⓘ |
| relative |
Joseph Henry Choate
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Hodges Choate
|
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| spouse | Harriet Maria "Hattie" Barnes ⓘ |
| startTime | 1896-01-06 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Horace Harmon Lurton ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine | freedom of contract under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| tookOfficeOn | 1896-01-06 ⓘ |
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Subject: Rufus W. Peckham Description of subject: Rufus W. Peckham was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice best known for authoring the opinion in Lochner v. New York and for his strong support of economic liberty and limited government regulation during the Lochner era.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Rufus W. Peckham