William L. Cabell
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William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William L. Cabell canonical | 7 |
| W. L. Cabell | 1 |
| William Lewis Cabell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T144190 — 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: William L. Cabell Context triple: [Earle Cabell, relative, William L. Cabell]
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A.
William H. Winder
William H. Winder was a U.S. Army brigadier general during the War of 1812, best known for his controversial leadership in the failed defense of Washington, D.C. against British forces.
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B.
Henry T. Rainey
Henry T. Rainey was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the early New Deal era under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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D.
James Eastland
James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
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E.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
- 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: William L. Cabell Target entity description: William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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A.
William H. Winder
William H. Winder was a U.S. Army brigadier general during the War of 1812, best known for his controversial leadership in the failed defense of Washington, D.C. against British forces.
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B.
Henry T. Rainey
Henry T. Rainey was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the early New Deal era under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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D.
James Eastland
James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
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E.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army general
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Danville, Virginia
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Virginia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Confederate Cemetery, Dallas
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Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| commanded | cavalry units in the Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1911-02-21 ⓘ |
| education |
United States Military Academy
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surface form:
United States Military Academy (did not graduate)
|
| familyName | Cabell ⓘ |
| father | Benjamin W. S. Cabell ⓘ |
| fullName |
William L. Cabell
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Lewis Cabell
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| middleName | Lewis ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nickname | Old Tige ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multiple terms as mayor of Dallas, Texas
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service as a Confederate brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Dallas municipal infrastructure ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
as mayor of Dallas: 1876
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as mayor of Dallas: 1879 ⓘ as mayor of Dallas: 1885 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
as mayor of Dallas: 1874
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as mayor of Dallas: 1877 ⓘ as mayor of Dallas: 1883 ⓘ |
| party | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Confederate States Army officer
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U.S. Army officers ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army officer
mayor of Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| postwarActivity |
involvement in Confederate veterans’ organizations
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railroad promotion and development in Texas and the Southwest ⓘ |
| relative |
Ben E. Cabell
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Earle Cabell ⓘ |
| residence |
Arkansas
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Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Army of the Trans-Mississippi
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surface form:
Trans-Mississippi Department
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| spouse | Harriet Amanda Rector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William L. Cabell Description of subject: William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
W. L. Cabell
this entity surface form:
William Lewis Cabell