Joseph McKenna
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Joseph McKenna was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for his generally pro-business decisions and participation in landmark cases during the Lochner era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph McKenna canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph McKenna Context triple: [Lochner v. New York, joinedByInMajority, Joseph McKenna]
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A.
James McKenna
James McKenna is an actor known for his role in the Australian film "Romper Stomper."
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B.
Dominic Kinnear
Dominic Kinnear is a Scottish-American soccer coach and former player best known for leading the Houston Dynamo to multiple MLS Cup titles in the mid-2000s.
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C.
Mark O’Connor
Mark O’Connor is an American violinist, composer, and fiddler renowned for blending classical, jazz, and American folk traditions, particularly in contemporary string music.
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D.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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E.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
- 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: Joseph McKenna Target entity description: Joseph McKenna was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for his generally pro-business decisions and participation in landmark cases during the Lochner era.
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A.
James McKenna
James McKenna is an actor known for his role in the Australian film "Romper Stomper."
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B.
Dominic Kinnear
Dominic Kinnear is a Scottish-American soccer coach and former player best known for leading the Houston Dynamo to multiple MLS Cup titles in the mid-2000s.
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C.
Mark O’Connor
Mark O’Connor is an American violinist, composer, and fiddler renowned for blending classical, jazz, and American folk traditions, particularly in contemporary string music.
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D.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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E.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1843-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1926-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Benicia Collegiate Institute
ⓘ
St. Joseph's College (Philadelphia) ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Joseph's College
read law ⓘ |
| endTime | 1925-01-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | McKenna ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| judicialPhilosophy | generally pro-business ⓘ |
| memberOf |
U.S. House of Representatives
ⓘ
linked to:
United States House of Representatives
|
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| nominatedBy | William McKinley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in landmark pro-business decisions
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service on the U.S. Supreme Court during the early 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Caminetti v. United States
ⓘ
Lochner era jurisprudence ⓘ
linked to:
Lochner v. New York
Lochner v. New York ⓘ Northern Securities Co. v. United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
ⓘ
Attorney General of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States Attorney General
United States Representative ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| precededInOfficeBy | Stephen J. Field ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | California's 3rd congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| servedAs |
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
ⓘ
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Amanda Borneman McKenna ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898-01-26 ⓘ |
| succeededInOfficeBy |
Harlan F. Stone
ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Harlan F. Stone
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| termInCongressEnd | 1892 ⓘ |
| termInCongressStart | 1885 ⓘ |
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