Margaret Taylor (as First Lady of the United States)
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Margaret Taylor was the wife of President Zachary Taylor and served as First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850, known for her private, retiring nature and for delegating many social duties to her daughter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Taylor (as First Lady of the United States) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13366531 — 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: Margaret Taylor (as First Lady of the United States) Context triple: [Abigail Fillmore, precededBy, Margaret Taylor (as First Lady of the United States)]
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A.
Margaret Falley Cleveland
Margaret Falley Cleveland was the mother of U.S. President Grover Cleveland and the wife of Presbyterian minister Richard Falley Cleveland.
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B.
Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant
Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant was the daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Dent Grant, known for her prominent social role in Washington, D.C., including a widely publicized White House wedding.
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C.
Lucy Webb Hayes
Lucy Webb Hayes was the First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881, known for her advocacy of temperance and her active role in social and political life during her husband Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidency.
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D.
Mary F. Cleveland
Mary F. Cleveland was the wife of prominent 19th-century American politician and Texas leader Thomas J. Rusk.
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E.
Alice C. Tyler
Alice C. Tyler was a philanthropist and environmental advocate whose legacy is honored through the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
- 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: Margaret Taylor (as First Lady of the United States) Target entity description: Margaret Taylor was the wife of President Zachary Taylor and served as First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850, known for her private, retiring nature and for delegating many social duties to her daughter.
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A.
Margaret Falley Cleveland
Margaret Falley Cleveland was the mother of U.S. President Grover Cleveland and the wife of Presbyterian minister Richard Falley Cleveland.
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B.
Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant
Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant was the daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Dent Grant, known for her prominent social role in Washington, D.C., including a widely publicized White House wedding.
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C.
Lucy Webb Hayes
Lucy Webb Hayes was the First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881, known for her advocacy of temperance and her active role in social and political life during her husband Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidency.
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D.
Mary F. Cleveland
Mary F. Cleveland was the wife of prominent 19th-century American politician and Texas leader Thomas J. Rusk.
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E.
Alice C. Tyler
Alice C. Tyler was a philanthropist and environmental advocate whose legacy is honored through the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Lady of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zachary Taylor presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avoided |
formal social entertaining
ⓘ
public appearances ⓘ |
| child | Mary Elizabeth Bliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| delegatedDutiesTo | Mary Elizabeth Bliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| husbandOccupation | 12th President of the United States ⓘ |
| knownAs | Peggy Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifestyle | domestic and family‑oriented ⓘ |
| livedDuring | 19th century ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
poor health during time in the White House
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shunned publicity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
delegating White House social duties to her daughter
ⓘ
private and retiring nature as First Lady ⓘ |
| politicalPartyOfHusband | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of the United States ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sarah Childress Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Mary Elizabeth Bliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ White House ⓘ |
| role | White House hostess ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Zachary Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| successor | Abigail Fillmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Margaret Taylor (as First Lady of the United States) Description of subject: Margaret Taylor was the wife of President Zachary Taylor and served as First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850, known for her private, retiring nature and for delegating many social duties to her daughter.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.