Thomas Marshall
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American lawyer
landowner
member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
military officer
person
planter
politician
Thomas Marshall was an American lawyer, landowner, and politician in colonial Virginia, best known as the father of future Chief Justice John Marshall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Marshall canonical | 8 |
| Thomas Marshall Jr. | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T635157 — 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: Thomas Marshall Context triple: [John Marshall, parent, Thomas Marshall]
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A.
Thomas R. Marshall
Thomas R. Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as vice president under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1921 and was known for his wit and influential role during World War I.
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B.
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Indiana, U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines, and a prominent New Deal-era federal administrator.
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C.
Luther L. Terry
Luther L. Terry was an American physician and U.S. Surgeon General best known for issuing the landmark 1964 report that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and transformed public health policy on tobacco.
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D.
Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes was a prominent New Deal-era U.S. politician who served as Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt and played a key role in implementing major public works and conservation programs.
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E.
Newton Baker
Newton Baker was an American politician and lawyer best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
- 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: Thomas Marshall Target entity description: Thomas Marshall was an American lawyer, landowner, and politician in colonial Virginia, best known as the father of future Chief Justice John Marshall.
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A.
Thomas R. Marshall
Thomas R. Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as vice president under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1921 and was known for his wit and influential role during World War I.
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B.
Paul V. McNutt
Paul V. McNutt was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Indiana, U.S. high commissioner to the Philippines, and a prominent New Deal-era federal administrator.
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C.
Luther L. Terry
Luther L. Terry was an American physician and U.S. Surgeon General best known for issuing the landmark 1964 report that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and transformed public health policy on tobacco.
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D.
Harold L. Ickes
Harold L. Ickes was a prominent New Deal-era U.S. politician who served as Secretary of the Interior under Franklin D. Roosevelt and played a key role in implementing major public works and conservation programs.
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E.
Newton Baker
Newton Baker was an American politician and lawyer best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
ⓘ
landowner ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Virginia militia ⓘ |
| birth date | 1730-04-02 ⓘ |
| birth place |
Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Westmoreland County, Virginia
|
| child |
Agnes Marshall
ⓘ
Alexander Keith Marshall ⓘ Ann Marshall ⓘ Elizabeth Marshall ⓘ James Markham Marshall ⓘ John Marshall ⓘ Louis Marshall ⓘ Lucy Marshall ⓘ Mary Marshall ⓘ Thomas Marshall Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Marshall
|
| country of citizenship |
British America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| death date | 1802-06-22 ⓘ |
| death place | Mason County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| ethnic group | English American ⓘ |
| father of | John Marshall ⓘ |
| known for |
being the father of Chief Justice John Marshall
ⓘ
political service in colonial Virginia ⓘ service as a colonel in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| member of | Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| military rank | colonel ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Marshall ⓘ |
| notable work |
service in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
service in the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| participated in | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| position held |
member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
ⓘ
sheriff of Fauquier County ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| residence |
Fauquier County, Virginia
ⓘ
Mason County, Kentucky ⓘ Prince William County, Virginia ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Randolph Keith ⓘ |
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: Thomas Marshall Description of subject: Thomas Marshall was an American lawyer, landowner, and politician in colonial Virginia, best known as the father of future Chief Justice John Marshall.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thomas Marshall
linked to: Thomas Marshall