Mark L. De Motte
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Mark L. De Motte was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and Republican politician from Indiana who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark L. De Motte canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5811871 — 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: Mark L. De Motte Context triple: [DeMotte, Indiana, namedAfter, Mark L. De Motte]
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A.
James N. Hallock
James N. Hallock is an American physicist and aerospace safety expert known for his work in flight dynamics and his role in high-level investigations of space shuttle safety.
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B.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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C.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
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D.
Daniel P. Hanley
Daniel P. Hanley is an American film editor best known for his long-time collaboration with director Ron Howard on numerous major Hollywood films.
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E.
Burton J. Westcott
Burton J. Westcott was an American industrialist and automobile executive best known as the owner for whom Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio.
- 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: Mark L. De Motte Target entity description: Mark L. De Motte was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and Republican politician from Indiana who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A.
James N. Hallock
James N. Hallock is an American physicist and aerospace safety expert known for his work in flight dynamics and his role in high-level investigations of space shuttle safety.
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B.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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C.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
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D.
Daniel P. Hanley
Daniel P. Hanley is an American film editor best known for his long-time collaboration with director Ron Howard on numerous major Hollywood films.
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E.
Burton J. Westcott
Burton J. Westcott was an American industrialist and automobile executive best known as the owner for whom Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
military veteran ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Asbury University (Greencastle, Indiana)
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Asbury University
Cincinnati Law School ⓘ Indiana Asbury University ⓘ |
| familyName | De Motte ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education administration
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journalism ⓘ law ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as a Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
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service as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | helped organize the law department of Valparaiso University ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
law school dean ⓘ lawyer ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Indiana state senator
ⓘ
dean of the College of Law of Valparaiso University ⓘ judge of the 28th Judicial Circuit of Indiana ⓘ member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| residence | Indiana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Greencastle, Indiana
ⓘ
Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ
linked to:
Indianapolis
Lebanon, Indiana ⓘ Valparaiso, Indiana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark L. De Motte Description of subject: Mark L. De Motte was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and Republican politician from Indiana who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.