Thomas R. R. Cobb
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Thomas R. R. Cobb was a prominent Confederate general and Georgia lawyer-politician during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas R. R. Cobb canonical | 6 |
| Thomas Cobb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13605889 — 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 R. R. Cobb Context triple: [Cobb's Brigade (Confederate), notableCommander, Thomas R. R. Cobb]
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Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb was a prominent 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, governor of Georgia, and a leading Confederate official during the Civil War.
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B.
Robert Toombs
Robert Toombs was an American politician from Georgia who became a prominent leader of the Confederacy, serving as its first Secretary of State and later as a Confederate general during the Civil War.
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C.
Wilbur James Cobb
Wilbur James Cobb, better known as Jimmy Cobb, was an American jazz drummer renowned for his work with Miles Davis, including on the landmark album "Kind of Blue."
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D.
Henry J. Toombs
Henry J. Toombs was an American architect known for designing projects associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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E.
Bartlett Yancey
Bartlett Yancey was a prominent early 19th-century North Carolina politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Congress and as speaker of the North Carolina Senate.
- 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 R. R. Cobb Target entity description: Thomas R. R. Cobb was a prominent Confederate general and Georgia lawyer-politician during the American Civil War.
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A.
Howell Cobb
Howell Cobb was a prominent 19th-century American politician from Georgia who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, governor of Georgia, and a leading Confederate official during the Civil War.
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B.
Robert Toombs
Robert Toombs was an American politician from Georgia who became a prominent leader of the Confederacy, serving as its first Secretary of State and later as a Confederate general during the Civil War.
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C.
Wilbur James Cobb
Wilbur James Cobb, better known as Jimmy Cobb, was an American jazz drummer renowned for his work with Miles Davis, including on the landmark album "Kind of Blue."
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D.
Henry J. Toombs
Henry J. Toombs was an American architect known for designing projects associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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E.
Bartlett Yancey
Bartlett Yancey was a prominent early 19th-century North Carolina politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Congress and as speaker of the North Carolina Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thomas R. R. Cobb