Joseph McKenna

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States human

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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Label	Occurrences
Joseph McKenna canonical	6

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Target entity: Joseph McKenna
Context triple: [Lochner v. New York, joinedByInMajority, Joseph McKenna]

A. James McKenna
James McKenna is an actor known for his role in the Australian film "Romper Stomper."
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.
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.
D. Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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.

A. James McKenna
James McKenna is an actor known for his role in the Australian film "Romper Stomper."
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.
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.
D. Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ 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
termInCongressEnd	1892 ⓘ
termInCongressStart	1885 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lochner v. New York → joinedByInMajority → Joseph McKenna ⓘ

Hammer v. Dagenhart → joinedByInDissent → Joseph McKenna ⓘ

Downes v. Bidwell → concurrenceBy → Joseph McKenna ⓘ

Stephen J. Field → succeededBy → Joseph McKenna ⓘ

Twining v. New Jersey → majorityJustices → Joseph McKenna ⓘ

Amanda Borneman McKenna → spouse → Joseph McKenna ⓘ

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