Stephen A. Hurlbut
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Stephen A. Hurlbut was a Union Army general and politician who played a significant leadership role in the American Civil War and later served as a U.S. diplomat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen A. Hurlbut canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8466441 — 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: Stephen A. Hurlbut Context triple: [Department of the Gulf, notableCommander, Stephen A. Hurlbut]
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A.
Alvin C. Voris
Alvin C. Voris was a Union Army officer and brigadier general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent Ohio lawyer and politician.
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B.
Gérard F. Gilmore
Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
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C.
Edward H. R. Lyman
Edward H. R. Lyman was a philanthropist and cultural patron known for establishing the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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D.
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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E.
Raymond S. McLain
Raymond S. McLain was a U.S. Army major general and highly regarded National Guard officer who distinguished himself as a corps and division commander in the European Theater during World War II.
- 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: Stephen A. Hurlbut Target entity description: Stephen A. Hurlbut was a Union Army general and politician who played a significant leadership role in the American Civil War and later served as a U.S. diplomat.
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A.
Alvin C. Voris
Alvin C. Voris was a Union Army officer and brigadier general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent Ohio lawyer and politician.
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B.
Gérard F. Gilmore
Gérard F. Gilmore is a British astronomer known for his influential work on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy.
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C.
Edward H. R. Lyman
Edward H. R. Lyman was a philanthropist and cultural patron known for establishing the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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D.
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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E.
Raymond S. McLain
Raymond S. McLain was a U.S. Army major general and highly regarded National Guard officer who distinguished himself as a corps and division commander in the European Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Union Army
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United States government ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
U.S.–South America relations
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United States domestic politics ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Hurlbut ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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military affairs ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | General ⓘ |
| hasRole |
U.S. Representative
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U.S. diplomat ⓘ Union Army general ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
Reconstruction era United States ⓘ
linked to:
Reconstruction era
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
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linked to:
Republican Party
|
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command roles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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diplomatic service for the United States ⓘ postwar political career ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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service as a U.S. diplomat in South America ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Union leadership during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
U.S. Minister to Colombia
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linked to:
United States Ambassador to Colombia
U.S. Minister to Peru ⓘ United States Representative ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephen A. Hurlbut Description of subject: Stephen A. Hurlbut was a Union Army general and politician who played a significant leadership role in the American Civil War and later served as a U.S. diplomat.
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