Colfax family
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The Colfax family is an American family historically notable for its political prominence, including members who held high public offices in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colfax family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13185898 — 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: Colfax family Context triple: [Evelyn Clark Colfax, memberOf, Colfax family]
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A.
O’Fallon family
The O’Fallon family is a prominent St. Louis–area family historically influential in regional commerce, civic affairs, and development.
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B.
Delano family
The Delano family is a prominent American lineage known for its wealth, influence in New England society, and as the maternal family of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Parkman family
The Parkman family is a prominent Boston Brahmin lineage known for its influential role in the social, religious, and civic life of Boston from the colonial era through the 19th century.
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D.
Chouteau family
The Chouteau family was a prominent French colonial and fur-trading dynasty in early St. Louis and the broader Mississippi Valley region.
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E.
Fairbanks family
The Fairbanks family is a notable American acting dynasty best known for silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and his relatives who were prominent in early Hollywood.
- 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: Colfax family Target entity description: The Colfax family is an American family historically notable for its political prominence, including members who held high public offices in the 19th century.
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A.
O’Fallon family
The O’Fallon family is a prominent St. Louis–area family historically influential in regional commerce, civic affairs, and development.
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B.
Delano family
The Delano family is a prominent American lineage known for its wealth, influence in New England society, and as the maternal family of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Parkman family
The Parkman family is a prominent Boston Brahmin lineage known for its influential role in the social, religious, and civic life of Boston from the colonial era through the 19th century.
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D.
Chouteau family
The Chouteau family was a prominent French colonial and fur-trading dynasty in early St. Louis and the broader Mississippi Valley region.
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E.
Fairbanks family
The Fairbanks family is a notable American acting dynasty best known for silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and his relatives who were prominent in early Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American political family
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human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth |
1823-03-23
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1870-04-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1885-01-13
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1925-03-02 ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity | politics ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | American ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | in United States political history ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
historical recognition in studies of Reconstruction-era politics
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place names in the United States honoring Schuyler Colfax ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Ellen Maria Colfax
NERFINISHED
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Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ Schuyler Colfax III NERFINISHED ⓘ William Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Republican Party politics in the 19th century ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Colfax family
NERFINISHED
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Colfax family NERFINISHED ⓘ Colfax family NERFINISHED ⓘ Colfax family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political prominence in the 19th century
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role as wife of Vice President Schuyler Colfax ⓘ role in Reconstruction-era politics ⓘ service as Vice President under Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ service as an officer in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
Second Lady of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
politician ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mankato, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
17th Vice President of the United States
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Mayor of South Bend, Indiana ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colfax family Description of subject: The Colfax family is an American family historically notable for its political prominence, including members who held high public offices in the 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.