Porter J. McCumber
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Porter J. McCumber was an American Republican senator from North Dakota best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Porter J. McCumber canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1599976 — 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: Porter J. McCumber Context triple: [Fordney–McCumber Tariff, namedAfter, Porter J. McCumber]
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A.
Carl J. Kilpatrick
Carl J. Kilpatrick is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kilpatrick, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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B.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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C.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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D.
John F. Sattler
John F. Sattler is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general known for his leadership of Marine forces during the Iraq War, including major operations in Fallujah.
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E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- 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: Porter J. McCumber Target entity description: Porter J. McCumber was an American Republican senator from North Dakota best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922.
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A.
Carl J. Kilpatrick
Carl J. Kilpatrick is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Kilpatrick, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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B.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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C.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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D.
John F. Sattler
John F. Sattler is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general known for his leadership of Marine forces during the Iraq War, including major operations in Fallujah.
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E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| admittedToBar | North Dakota bar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1858-07-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tebbetts, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | United States Senate Committee on Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership | United States Senate Committee on Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coSponsorOf | Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1933-03-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Michigan
ⓘ
University of Michigan Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | McCumber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | McCumber, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of high protective tariffs
ⓘ
co-sponsoring the Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Porter J. McCumber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | protectionist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States senator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
member of the United States Senate from North Dakota ⓘ |
| precededBy | William N. Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| represented | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Wahpeton, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | North Dakota Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signature | signature of Porter J. McCumber ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Brodhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Gerald Nye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1923-03-03 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1899-03-04 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Porter J. McCumber Description of subject: Porter J. McCumber was an American Republican senator from North Dakota best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922.
Referenced by (1)
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