John J. Eagan
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John J. Eagan was a New Jersey politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John J. Eagan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3677260 — 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: John J. Eagan Context triple: [Hackensack Cemetery, containsGraveOf, John J. Eagan]
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A.
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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B.
John P. McHale
John P. McHale is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname McHale, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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C.
John J. Flanagan
John J. Flanagan is an American politician who served as a longtime New York State Senator and Republican leader in the chamber.
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D.
Charles E. Kearney
Charles E. Kearney was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader after whom the city of Kearney, Missouri, is named.
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E.
William A. O'Kelly
William A. O'Kelly was a significant figure in the history of North Carolina A&T State University, honored for his contributions by having the university’s O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium named after him.
- 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: John J. Eagan Target entity description: John J. Eagan was a New Jersey politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative in the early 20th century.
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A.
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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B.
John P. McHale
John P. McHale is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname McHale, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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C.
John J. Flanagan
John J. Flanagan is an American politician who served as a longtime New York State Senator and Republican leader in the chamber.
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D.
Charles E. Kearney
Charles E. Kearney was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader after whom the city of Kearney, Missouri, is named.
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E.
William A. O'Kelly
William A. O'Kelly was a significant figure in the history of North Carolina A&T State University, honored for his contributions by having the university’s O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium named after him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Representative
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1870-01-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hoboken, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessLocation |
Hoboken, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1956-06-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paramus, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Saint Peter's University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Peter's College NERFINISHED ⓘ public schools of Hoboken ⓘ |
| electedIn |
1912 United States House of Representatives elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1914 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ 1918 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ 1922 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| familyName | Eagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor | service as Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
insurance broker
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politician ⓘ real estate broker ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Edward W. Gray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eugene F. Kinkead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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New Jersey's 11th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Cassius C. Dowell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry A. Ackerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1921-03-03
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1925-03-03 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1913-03-04
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1923-03-04 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John J. Eagan Description of subject: John J. Eagan was a New Jersey politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hackensack Cemetery