Jeremiah Sullivan Black
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Jeremiah Sullivan Black was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and U.S. Attorney General who served under President James Buchanan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah Sullivan Black canonical | 6 |
| Jeremiah S. Black | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T125588 — 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: Jeremiah Sullivan Black Context triple: [Black, compiledBy, Jeremiah Sullivan Black]
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A.
Benjamin Rein Brady
Benjamin Rein Brady is the son of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady and his ex-partner, actress and model Bridget Moynahan.
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B.
Allan Black
Allan Black is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized by the surname Black.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Amory T. Gill
Amory T. Gill was a prominent figure associated with Oregon State University, honored through the naming of Gill Coliseum.
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E.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
- 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: Jeremiah Sullivan Black Target entity description: Jeremiah Sullivan Black was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and U.S. Attorney General who served under President James Buchanan.
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A.
Benjamin Rein Brady
Benjamin Rein Brady is the son of legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady and his ex-partner, actress and model Bridget Moynahan.
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B.
Allan Black
Allan Black is a notable individual distinguished enough in his field or public life to be specifically recognized by the surname Black.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Amory T. Gill
Amory T. Gill was a prominent figure associated with Oregon State University, honored through the naming of Gill Coliseum.
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E.
Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin is an American politician and attorney who serves as the progressive, reform-focused mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| admittedToPractice | Pennsylvania bar ⓘ |
| appointedBy | James Buchanan ⓘ |
| child |
Chauncey Forward Black
ⓘ
linked to:
Chauncey Forward
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1810-01-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1883-08-19 ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Chauncey Forward ⓘ |
| familyName | Black ⓘ |
| father | Henry Black ⓘ |
| fullName | Jeremiah Sullivan Black ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent role in Democratic Party politics before the American Civil War
ⓘ
service as U.S. Attorney General under President James Buchanan ⓘ service as United States Secretary of State under President James Buchanan ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
decisions on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
legal opinions as U.S. Attorney General ⓘ opinions as United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| occupation |
Attorney General of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Attorney General
judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stony Creek, Somerset County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | York, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Attorney General
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| precededInOffice |
Caleb Cushing
ⓘ
Lewis Cass ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence | York, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Forward ⓘ |
| succeededInOffice |
Edward Bates
ⓘ
William H. Seward ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeremiah Sullivan Black Description of subject: Jeremiah Sullivan Black was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer, judge, and U.S. Attorney General who served under President James Buchanan.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jeremiah Sullivan Black
linked to: Jeremiah Sullivan Black