Charles Edward Magoon
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Charles Edward Magoon was an American lawyer, diplomat, and colonial administrator best known for governing U.S.-controlled territories such as Panama and Cuba in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Edward Magoon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4900061 — 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: Charles Edward Magoon Context triple: [Provisional Governor of Cuba, officeHolder, Charles Edward Magoon]
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A.
Orlando Murden
Orlando Murden was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic soul ballad "For Once in My Life."
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B.
Frank Parrish
Frank Parrish is a fictional character portrayed by actor Tim Reid, likely in a film or television production.
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C.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
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D.
Percy Wetmore
Percy Wetmore is a cruel, sadistic prison guard in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile," known for abusing his power over death row inmates.
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E.
Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney was a Gambian-born British actor and pioneering anti-racism campaigner in the UK entertainment industry, known for his numerous television, film, and stage roles.
- 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: Charles Edward Magoon Target entity description: Charles Edward Magoon was an American lawyer, diplomat, and colonial administrator best known for governing U.S.-controlled territories such as Panama and Cuba in the early 20th century.
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A.
Orlando Murden
Orlando Murden was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic soul ballad "For Once in My Life."
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B.
Frank Parrish
Frank Parrish is a fictional character portrayed by actor Tim Reid, likely in a film or television production.
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C.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
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D.
Percy Wetmore
Percy Wetmore is a cruel, sadistic prison guard in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile," known for abusing his power over death row inmates.
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E.
Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney was a Gambian-born British actor and pioneering anti-racism campaigner in the UK entertainment industry, known for his numerous television, film, and stage roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrator
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-12-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1920-01-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Nebraska College of Law
ⓘ
University of Nebraska–Lincoln ⓘ |
| employer |
Isthmian Canal Commission
ⓘ
United States Department of War ⓘ United States government ⓘ |
| endTime |
term as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone ended in 1906
ⓘ
term as Provisional Governor of Cuba ended in 1909 ⓘ |
| familyName | Magoon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
international law ⓘ military government law ⓘ |
| givenName |
Charles
ⓘ
Edward ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party (United States)
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linked to:
Republican Party
|
| name | Charles Edward Magoon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
governor of U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone
ⓘ
legal opinions on civil government in occupied territories ⓘ provisional governor of Cuba under U.S. occupation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Magoon reports on the law of civil government in territory subject to military occupation by the military forces of the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Owatonna, Minnesota
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
ⓘ
Governor of the Territory of Cuba ⓘ Provisional Governor of Cuba ⓘ legal adviser to the U.S. War Department ⓘ member of the Isthmian Canal Commission ⓘ |
| residence |
Havana, Cuba
ⓘ
Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| startTime |
term as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone began in 1905
ⓘ
term as Provisional Governor of Cuba began in 1906 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cuba
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Panama Canal Zone ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Edward Magoon Description of subject: Charles Edward Magoon was an American lawyer, diplomat, and colonial administrator best known for governing U.S.-controlled territories such as Panama and Cuba in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.