Edwin M. Stanton
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Edwin M. Stanton was the U.S. Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, whose dismissal by Johnson triggered the political crisis that led to Johnson’s impeachment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwin M. Stanton canonical | 18 |
| Edwin Stanton | 3 |
| Edwin M. Stanton as United States Attorney General | 1 |
| Edwin McMasters Stanton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T297521 — 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: Edwin M. Stanton Context triple: [impeachment of Andrew Johnson, keyFigure, Edwin M. Stanton]
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A.
Benjamin F. Butler
Benjamin F. Butler was a controversial 19th-century American politician and Union Civil War general known for his aggressive Radical Republican stance and prominent role in Reconstruction-era legal and political battles.
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B.
Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican congressman from Indiana who served as a key party leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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D.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
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E.
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was an American politician from Maine who served as the first vice president under President Abraham Lincoln during the early years of the Civil War.
- 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: Edwin M. Stanton Target entity description: Edwin M. Stanton was the U.S. Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, whose dismissal by Johnson triggered the political crisis that led to Johnson’s impeachment.
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A.
Benjamin F. Butler
Benjamin F. Butler was a controversial 19th-century American politician and Union Civil War general known for his aggressive Radical Republican stance and prominent role in Reconstruction-era legal and political battles.
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B.
Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican congressman from Indiana who served as a key party leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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D.
George M. Dallas
George M. Dallas was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 11th vice president of the United States under President James K. Polk.
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E.
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was an American politician from Maine who served as the first vice president under President Abraham Lincoln during the early years of the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Cabinet member
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| admittedToBar | Ohio ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | asthma ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1814-12-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1869-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfSupremeCourtNomination | 1869-12-20 ⓘ |
| education |
Kenyon College (attended, did not graduate)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenyon College
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| familyName | Stanton ⓘ |
| fullName |
Edwin McMasters Stanton
ⓘ
linked to:
Edwin M. Stanton
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| givenName | Edwin ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
military telegraph and railroad coordination for the Union
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mobilization and organization of Union armies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enforcement of the Tenure of Office Act dispute with Andrew Johnson
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strict and energetic management of the War Department ⓘ support for aggressive prosecution of the Civil War ⓘ |
| laterAffiliation | Republican Party ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| notableEvent | dismissal by President Andrew Johnson in 1868 ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the impeachment crisis of Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of the Union war effort during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
government official ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1868-05-28 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1862-01-20 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Steubenville, Ohio ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Secretary of War
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linked to:
Secretary of War
|
| predecessor | Simon Cameron ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Steubenville, Ohio ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| roleDuringConflict | civilian head of the U.S. War Department ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | directed pursuit of John Wilkes Booth and conspirators ⓘ |
| servedInCabinetOf |
Abraham Lincoln
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Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ellen Hutchison
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Mary Lamson ⓘ |
| successor | John Schofield ⓘ |
| supremeCourtService | never served due to death before taking office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin M. Stanton Description of subject: Edwin M. Stanton was the U.S. Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, whose dismissal by Johnson triggered the political crisis that led to Johnson’s impeachment.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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