J. C. Penney

E35837

businessperson entrepreneur human philanthropist

J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
JCPenney	38
J. C. Penney canonical	6
J.C. Penney	2
J. C. Penney (retail chain)	1
J. C. Penney Company	1
J. C. Penney Mother Store	1
JC Penney	1
JCPenney (as of late 2010s, later closed)	1
JCPenney (for some former locations)	1
JCPenney (historical)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T274484 — 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: J. C. Penney
Context triple: [Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, hasBurial, J. C. Penney]

A. Nordstrom
Nordstrom is a leading American luxury department store chain known for its high-end fashion, quality customer service, and nationwide retail presence.
B. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. was a major American retail company and mail-order catalog pioneer that became one of the largest and most influential department store chains in the United States.
C. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a multinational membership-based warehouse club retailer known for selling bulk goods at discounted prices through large-scale warehouse stores.
D. Myer
Myer is a surname most notably associated with Albert J. Myer, the U.S. Army officer who founded the U.S. Army Signal Corps and pioneered military telegraphy and weather services.
E. Marshall Field
Marshall Field was a prominent American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Chicago-based Marshall Field and Company department store empire.
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: J. C. Penney
Target entity description: J. C. Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the JCPenney department store chain.

A. Nordstrom
Nordstrom is a leading American luxury department store chain known for its high-end fashion, quality customer service, and nationwide retail presence.
B. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. was a major American retail company and mail-order catalog pioneer that became one of the largest and most influential department store chains in the United States.
C. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a multinational membership-based warehouse club retailer known for selling bulk goods at discounted prices through large-scale warehouse stores.
D. Myer
Myer is a surname most notably associated with Albert J. Myer, the U.S. Army officer who founded the U.S. Army Signal Corps and pioneered military telegraphy and weather services.
E. Marshall Field
Marshall Field was a prominent American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Chicago-based Marshall Field and Company department store empire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ
ageAtDeath	95 ⓘ
awardReceived	Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement ⓘ
countryOfBirth	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1875-09-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1971-02-12 ⓘ
employer	J. C. Penney self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JCPenney
ethnicGroup	European American ⓘ
familyName	Penney ⓘ
fieldOfWork	department stores ⓘ retail business ⓘ
founded	J. C. Penney self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JCPenney
foundedInYear	1902 ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
hasSignature	signature of James Cash Penney ⓘ
knownFor	ethical business principles ⓘ founding JCPenney ⓘ innovative retail practices ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
middleName	Cash ⓘ
name	James Cash Penney ⓘ
notableIdea	“Golden Rule” business philosophy ⓘ
notableWork	founding the JCPenney department store chain ⓘ
numberOfChildren	3 ⓘ
occupation	businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ merchant ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Hamilton, Missouri ⓘ
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ
positionHeld	chairman of JCPenney ⓘ president of JCPenney ⓘ
religion	Presbyterianism ⓘ
residence	Denver, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Denver New York City ⓘ Salt Lake City ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Bertha Alva Hess ⓘ Caroline Marie Autenrieth ⓘ Mary Hortense Kimball ⓘ
stateOfBirth	Missouri ⓘ
stateOfDeath	New York ⓘ
workLocation	Kemmerer, Wyoming ⓘ New York City ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City → hasBurial → J. C. Penney ⓘ

Roosevelt Field Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Riverchase Galleria → hasAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Kensico Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → J. C. Penney ⓘ

Jefferson Valley Mall → formerAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

J. C. Penney → founded → J. C. Penney self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

J. C. Penney → employer → J. C. Penney self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Cape Cod Mall → hasFormerAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. → boardMemberOf → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: J.C. Penney

Oak Park Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

South Shore Plaza → hasFormerAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Plano, Texas → corporateHeadquarters → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

The Mall in Columbia → anchorStore → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Nina → hasWorkedFor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

subject surface form: Nina Agdal

this entity surface form: JC Penney

Dulles Town Center → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Stonebriar Centre → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Woodfield Mall → anchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Arnot Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Orland Square Mall → hasAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Bellevue Square → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney (historical)

Chandler Fashion Center → anchorStore → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Kemmerer, Wyoming → hasHistoricSite → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: J. C. Penney Mother Store

Yorktown Center → formerAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Yorktown Center → hasAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney (as of late 2010s, later closed)

Washington Square (Oregon) → hasAnchorStore → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Pershing Square Holdings (historical significant shareholder) → hasSignificantShareholderRoleIn → J. C. Penney ⓘ

subject surface form: Pershing Square Holdings

this entity surface form: J.C. Penney

Tacoma Mall → hasAnchorStore → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

James Cash Penney → notableWork → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: J. C. Penney (retail chain)

James Cash Penney → founded → J. C. Penney ⓘ

James Cash Penney → employer → J. C. Penney ⓘ

Providence Place → hasFormerAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Battle Creek Sanitarium → hasNotablePatient → J. C. Penney ⓘ

Cherry Hill Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Queens Center Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Twelve Oaks Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Brea Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

La Plaza Mall → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Lakeside Shopping Center → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

The Mall at Rockingham Park → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Woodward & Lothrop → successor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Pheasant Lane Mall → hasAnchorStore → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Gimbels department store → successor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

subject surface form: Gimbels

this entity surface form: JCPenney (for some former locations)

Allen Questrom → employer → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: J. C. Penney Company

Arden Fair Mall → anchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Mall of Georgia → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Mary Hortense Kimball → founderOf → J. C. Penney ⓘ

subject surface form: James Cash Penney

Sunrise Mall (Massapequa) → formerAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Pier Park → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

The Shops at Tanforan → hasAnchorTenant → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

Westfield Galleria at Roseville → hasAnchor → J. C. Penney ⓘ

this entity surface form: JCPenney

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Referenced by (53)

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