Peter Augustus Jay
E442329
Peter Augustus Jay was an American lawyer, diplomat, and prominent member of the influential Jay family in early 19th-century New York society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Augustus Jay canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4465922 — 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: Peter Augustus Jay Context triple: [Sarah Livingston Jay, child, Peter Augustus Jay]
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A.
Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs
Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs was a Caribbean jurist and colonial administrator who became the first Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda following its independence.
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B.
Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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C.
Archibald Selwyn
Archibald Selwyn was an American theatrical producer and film executive who co-founded Goldwyn Pictures and played a significant role in early 20th-century entertainment.
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D.
Isaac Bayley Balfour
Isaac Bayley Balfour was a prominent Scottish botanist and academic known for his contributions to plant taxonomy and his tenure as Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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E.
Leo Amery
Leo Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and journalist who served in several key government posts during the early to mid-20th century, particularly noted for his role in imperial and wartime policy.
- 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: Peter Augustus Jay Target entity description: Peter Augustus Jay was an American lawyer, diplomat, and prominent member of the influential Jay family in early 19th-century New York society.
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A.
Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs
Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs was a Caribbean jurist and colonial administrator who became the first Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda following its independence.
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B.
Baron Walter Rothschild
Baron Walter Rothschild was a British banker, zoologist, and politician who played a key role in early Zionist history as the recipient of the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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C.
Archibald Selwyn
Archibald Selwyn was an American theatrical producer and film executive who co-founded Goldwyn Pictures and played a significant role in early 20th-century entertainment.
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D.
Isaac Bayley Balfour
Isaac Bayley Balfour was a prominent Scottish botanist and academic known for his contributions to plant taxonomy and his tenure as Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
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E.
Leo Amery
Leo Amery was a prominent British Conservative politician and journalist who served in several key government posts during the early to mid-20th century, particularly noted for his role in imperial and wartime policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th-century United States
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New York civic life ⓘ New York legal community ⓘ
linked to:
New York City legal community
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| associatedWith |
Columbia College alumni community
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New-York Historical Society ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia College
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linked to:
Columbia University
Columbia University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Jay ⓘ |
| father | John Jay ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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law ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| genre | legal writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Jay family through his father
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Livingston family through his mother ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| memberOf | Jay family ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Van Brugh Livingston ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent member of the Jay family
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influence in New York legal circles ⓘ role in New York civic and cultural institutions ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Peter Augustus Jay House ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader in New York abolitionist-leaning circles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for the abolition of slavery in New York
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leadership in the New-York Historical Society ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| partOf | early 19th-century New York society ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the New York State Assembly
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president of the New-York Historical Society ⓘ |
| relative |
John Jay II
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linked to:
John Jay
William Jay ⓘ |
| religion |
Episcopalian
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Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
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| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Rye, New York ⓘ |
| socialClass | New York elite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Augustus Jay Description of subject: Peter Augustus Jay was an American lawyer, diplomat, and prominent member of the influential Jay family in early 19th-century New York society.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.