Edward Prigg
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Edward Prigg was the central figure and named petitioner in the landmark 1842 U.S. Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania, which shaped federal authority over fugitive slave laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Prigg canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11054888 — 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: Edward Prigg Context triple: [Prigg v. Pennsylvania, petitioner, Edward Prigg]
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A.
Thomas Charles Fuller
Thomas Charles Fuller was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Maine.
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B.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was a 19th-century Canadian-born architect best known for designing major public buildings in North America, including prominent government structures.
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C.
Edward Ball
Edward Ball is an American author and historian best known for his works exploring race, slavery, and his own family's ties to the antebellum South, including the National Book Award–winning "Slaves in the Family."
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D.
Tapping Reeve
Tapping Reeve was an American lawyer and jurist best known for founding the Litchfield Law School, the first formal law school in the United States.
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E.
Charles Cabell
Charles Cabell was a U.S. Air Force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the early Cold War era.
- 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: Edward Prigg Target entity description: Edward Prigg was the central figure and named petitioner in the landmark 1842 U.S. Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania, which shaped federal authority over fugitive slave laws.
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A.
Thomas Charles Fuller
Thomas Charles Fuller was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Maine.
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B.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was a 19th-century Canadian-born architect best known for designing major public buildings in North America, including prominent government structures.
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C.
Edward Ball
Edward Ball is an American author and historian best known for his works exploring race, slavery, and his own family's ties to the antebellum South, including the National Book Award–winning "Slaves in the Family."
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D.
Tapping Reeve
Tapping Reeve was an American lawyer and jurist best known for founding the Litchfield Law School, the first formal law school in the United States.
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E.
Charles Cabell
Charles Cabell was a U.S. Air Force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the early Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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litigant ⓘ person ⓘ petitioner ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithJurisdiction |
Maryland
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Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| caseConcerned | fugitive slave laws ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeImpact |
limited state power to interfere with federal fugitive slave policy
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strengthened legal protections for slaveholders seeking return of alleged fugitives ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasLegalSignificance | case helped define federal authority over fugitive slave laws ⓘ |
| hasName | Edward Prigg ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Antebellum period in the United States
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linked to:
Antebellum period
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| involvedInIssue |
interstate rendition of alleged fugitive slaves
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slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | involvement in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on fugitive slave rendition ⓘ |
| legalContext | pre–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | petitioner in Prigg v. Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
U.S. Supreme Court reports for Prigg v. Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Prigg v. Pennsylvania
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| notableFor | being the named petitioner in Prigg v. Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| participantIn | Prigg v. Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| relatedToLegalDoctrine |
enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
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federal supremacy over state laws regarding fugitive slaves ⓘ interpretation of the Fugitive Slave Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| roleIn | central figure in Prigg v. Pennsylvania ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Prigg Description of subject: Edward Prigg was the central figure and named petitioner in the landmark 1842 U.S. Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania, which shaped federal authority over fugitive slave laws.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.