Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts
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Philip W. Crosby was the Massachusetts state official who, as Treasurer and Receiver General, became known for his role as the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T125834 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts Context triple: [Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council, petitioner, Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts]
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A.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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B.
John Cotton
John Cotton was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian in colonial New England, influential in shaping early American religious thought.
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C.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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D.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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E.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
- 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: Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts Target entity description: Philip W. Crosby was the Massachusetts state official who, as Treasurer and Receiver General, became known for his role as the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council.
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A.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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B.
John Cotton
John Cotton was a prominent 17th-century Puritan minister and theologian in colonial New England, influential in shaping early American religious thought.
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C.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
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D.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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E.
Governor William Phips
Governor William Phips was the colonial governor of Massachusetts best known for overseeing and ultimately halting the Salem witch trials in 1692.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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human ⓘ public office ⓘ state treasurer ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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linked to:
Massachusetts
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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linked to:
Government of Massachusetts
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| fieldOfWork |
public finance
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state government administration ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Philip W. Crosby ⓘ |
| hasRole | petitioner in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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linked to:
Massachusetts
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| knownFor | being named petitioner in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council ⓘ |
| name | Philip W. Crosby ⓘ |
| notableWork | Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council ⓘ |
| officeContested | Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Philip W. Crosby ⓘ |
| officeScope | statewide elected office ⓘ |
| participantIn | Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Massachusetts state treasurer
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Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
management of Massachusetts state funds
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oversight of Massachusetts public finances ⓘ |
| workLocation | Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts Description of subject: Philip W. Crosby was the Massachusetts state official who, as Treasurer and Receiver General, became known for his role as the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
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petitioner
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Philip W. Crosby, Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts
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