Leo T. Crowley
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Leo T. Crowley was an American government official and banker who held several key administrative posts during the New Deal and World War II, including overseeing major economic and wartime agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leo T. Crowley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4061544 — 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: Leo T. Crowley Context triple: [Foreign Economic Administration, administeredBy, Leo T. Crowley]
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A.
Patrick H. McCarren
Patrick H. McCarren was a prominent early 20th-century Brooklyn politician and New York State senator known for his influence in local Democratic Party politics.
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B.
Joseph Gargan
Joseph Gargan was an American lawyer and political operative, a cousin and close associate of Senator Ted Kennedy who became known for his involvement in and later criticism of Kennedy’s actions surrounding the Chappaquiddick incident.
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C.
Edward R. Burke
Edward R. Burke was a U.S. Democratic politician and senator from Nebraska in the 1930s, known for his involvement in New Deal-era legislation and national defense policy.
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D.
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Cornelius J. Sullivan was an American lawyer and art collector active in early 20th-century New York cultural circles.
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E.
Joseph I. Breen
Joseph I. Breen was an influential American film censor who rigorously enforced the Hollywood Production Code, shaping the content and moral standards of U.S. cinema from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- 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: Leo T. Crowley Target entity description: Leo T. Crowley was an American government official and banker who held several key administrative posts during the New Deal and World War II, including overseeing major economic and wartime agencies.
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A.
Patrick H. McCarren
Patrick H. McCarren was a prominent early 20th-century Brooklyn politician and New York State senator known for his influence in local Democratic Party politics.
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B.
Joseph Gargan
Joseph Gargan was an American lawyer and political operative, a cousin and close associate of Senator Ted Kennedy who became known for his involvement in and later criticism of Kennedy’s actions surrounding the Chappaquiddick incident.
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C.
Edward R. Burke
Edward R. Burke was a U.S. Democratic politician and senator from Nebraska in the 1930s, known for his involvement in New Deal-era legislation and national defense policy.
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D.
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Cornelius J. Sullivan was an American lawyer and art collector active in early 20th-century New York cultural circles.
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E.
Joseph I. Breen
Joseph I. Breen was an influential American film censor who rigorously enforced the Hollywood Production Code, shaping the content and moral standards of U.S. cinema from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American government official
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banker ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-04-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Marquette University (attended, did not graduate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking regulation
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ wartime economic management ⓘ |
| givenName | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
economic administrator
ⓘ
wartime administrator ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| notableFor |
leadership in U.S. financial regulation during the New Deal
ⓘ
management of foreign economic policy during World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork |
administration of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation during the New Deal
ⓘ
oversight of wartime economic agencies during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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civil servant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Roosevelt administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Madison, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Administrator of the Foreign Economic Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alien Property Custodian of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ⓘ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman NERFINISHED ⓘ head of the Alien Property Custodian office ⓘ head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ⓘ head of the Foreign Economic Administration ⓘ |
| residence | Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
New Deal era
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leo T. Crowley Description of subject: Leo T. Crowley was an American government official and banker who held several key administrative posts during the New Deal and World War II, including overseeing major economic and wartime agencies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.