Hamilton Fish
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Hamilton Fish was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State and played a key role in post–Civil War foreign policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamilton Fish canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7880980 — 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: Hamilton Fish Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant administration, officeHolder, Hamilton Fish]
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A.
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III was an American Republican politician and long-serving U.S. Representative from New York, known for his influential role in foreign affairs during the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Hamilton Fish II
Hamilton Fish II was an American Republican politician and lawyer from New York who served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 19th century.
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C.
William Adams Delano
William Adams Delano was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for designing grand estates and institutional buildings in refined classical and Beaux-Arts styles.
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Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont was a wealthy American banker, politician, and socialite of the Gilded Age, known for his role in New York society and service as a U.S. Congressman.
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E.
Charles P. Adams
Charles P. Adams was an American educator who established and led the institution that became Grambling State University, helping expand higher education opportunities for African Americans in Louisiana.
- 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: Hamilton Fish Target entity description: Hamilton Fish was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State and played a key role in post–Civil War foreign policy.
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A.
Hamilton Fish III
Hamilton Fish III was an American Republican politician and long-serving U.S. Representative from New York, known for his influential role in foreign affairs during the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Hamilton Fish II
Hamilton Fish II was an American Republican politician and lawyer from New York who served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 19th century.
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C.
William Adams Delano
William Adams Delano was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for designing grand estates and institutional buildings in refined classical and Beaux-Arts styles.
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D.
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont was a wealthy American banker, politician, and socialite of the Gilded Age, known for his role in New York society and service as a U.S. Congressman.
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E.
Charles P. Adams
Charles P. Adams was an American educator who established and led the institution that became Grambling State University, helping expand higher education opportunities for African Americans in Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia College
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia College, Columbia University
|
| appointedBy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Philip’s Church Cemetery, Garrison, New York, United States ⓘ |
| child |
Hamilton Fish II
ⓘ
Nicholas Fish II ⓘ
linked to:
Nicholas Fish
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1808-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1893-09-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia College
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbia College, Columbia University
|
| endTime | 1877-03-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Fish ⓘ |
| givenName | Hamilton ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Honorable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Moderate, conciliatory foreign policy after the American Civil War
ⓘ
Service as U.S. Secretary of State under President Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Helped avert war with Spain over Cuba in the 1870s
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Helped resolve the Alabama Claims with Great Britain ⓘ Played key role in post–Civil War U.S. foreign policy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Role in negotiating the Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Garrison, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Garrison, New York
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of New York
ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of New York ⓘ Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Secretary of State ⓘ United States Senator from New York ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| servedAs | 20th United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| servedIn |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia Ursin Niemcewiez Kean ⓘ |
| startTime | 1869-03-17 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamilton Fish Description of subject: Hamilton Fish was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State and played a key role in post–Civil War foreign policy.
Referenced by (7)
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