Clair Engle
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American politician
United States Senator
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
Clair Engle was a mid-20th-century Democratic U.S. Senator from California known for his support of civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clair Engle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149463 — 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: Clair Engle Context triple: [William F. Knowland, succeededBy, Clair Engle]
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A.
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
Dorothy Butler Gilliam is a pioneering American journalist and author who became the first African American female reporter at The Washington Post and a prominent advocate for diversity in the media.
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B.
Rutha Mae Harris
Rutha Mae Harris is an American civil rights activist and gospel singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and galvanize the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Aurelia S. Browder
Aurelia S. Browder was a civil rights activist whose arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, led to her serving as a key plaintiff in the landmark case that helped end bus segregation.
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D.
Beverly Franklin
Beverly Franklin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Franklin.
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E.
Florence Eldridge
Florence Eldridge was an American stage and film actress known for her distinguished Broadway career and frequent collaborations with her husband, actor Fredric March.
- 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: Clair Engle Target entity description: Clair Engle was a mid-20th-century Democratic U.S. Senator from California known for his support of civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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A.
Dorothy Butler Gilliam
Dorothy Butler Gilliam is a pioneering American journalist and author who became the first African American female reporter at The Washington Post and a prominent advocate for diversity in the media.
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B.
Rutha Mae Harris
Rutha Mae Harris is an American civil rights activist and gospel singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and galvanize the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Aurelia S. Browder
Aurelia S. Browder was a civil rights activist whose arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, led to her serving as a key plaintiff in the landmark case that helped end bus segregation.
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D.
Beverly Franklin
Beverly Franklin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Franklin.
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E.
Florence Eldridge
Florence Eldridge was an American stage and film actress known for her distinguished Broadway career and frequent collaborations with her husband, actor Fredric March.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
United States Senator ⓘ human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Chico Cemetery, Chico, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain tumor ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chico State Teachers College
ⓘ
linked to:
California State University, Chico
University of California, Hastings College of the Law ⓘ
linked to:
UC Hastings College of the Law
|
| endTimeOfPosition |
1959 (United States Representative from California)
ⓘ
1964 (United States Senator from California) ⓘ |
| familyName | Engle ⓘ |
| givenName | Clair ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Shasta Lake renamed as Shasta Lake from Shasta Dam area previously called Clair Engle Lake (name later changed) ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Clair Engle Park in Oroville, California ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in breaking the filibuster on the Civil Rights Act of 1964
ⓘ
support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bakersfield, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Bakersfield
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| politicalAlignment | Democratic Party politician from California ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Representative from California
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Representative
United States Senator from California ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| precededBy |
William F. Knowland (as U.S. Senator from California)
ⓘ
linked to:
William F. Knowland
|
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| representedInHouse | California's 2nd congressional district ⓘ |
| representedRegion | Northern California ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition |
1943 (United States Representative from California)
ⓘ
1959 (United States Senator from California) ⓘ |
| stateRepresented |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| succeededBy | Pierre Salinger (as U.S. Senator from California) ⓘ |
| supported |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
ⓘ
civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| wasAfflictedBy | brain cancer during Senate service ⓘ |
| workedOn | water resources and reclamation projects in California ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clair Engle Description of subject: Clair Engle was a mid-20th-century Democratic U.S. Senator from California known for his support of civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Referenced by (3)
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