William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler
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William Howard Taft and Nicholas Murray Butler were the Republican Party’s presidential and vice-presidential ticket in the 1912 United States presidential election, representing the conservative wing of the party during a major three-way contest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler Context triple: [United States presidential election, 1912, runningMate, William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler]
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William Maxwell Evarts Perkins
William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, better known as Maxwell Perkins, was a legendary American book editor famed for nurturing the careers of authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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Edwin C. Wilson
Edwin C. Wilson was an American diplomat who became the first U.S. ambassador to Australia, helping to establish and shape the modern diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
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C.
Francis Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison was an American politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Philippines during the early 20th century, promoting greater Filipino participation in government.
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D.
Joseph Hodges Choate
Joseph Hodges Choate was a prominent American lawyer and diplomat best known for serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom at the turn of the 20th century.
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E.
John Cam Hobhouse
John Cam Hobhouse was a British politician, diarist, and close friend of Lord Byron who became a prominent supporter of Greek independence and reformist causes in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler Target entity description: William Howard Taft and Nicholas Murray Butler were the Republican Party’s presidential and vice-presidential ticket in the 1912 United States presidential election, representing the conservative wing of the party during a major three-way contest.
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A.
William Maxwell Evarts Perkins
William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, better known as Maxwell Perkins, was a legendary American book editor famed for nurturing the careers of authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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B.
Edwin C. Wilson
Edwin C. Wilson was an American diplomat who became the first U.S. ambassador to Australia, helping to establish and shape the modern diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
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C.
Francis Burton Harrison
Francis Burton Harrison was an American politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Philippines during the early 20th century, promoting greater Filipino participation in government.
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D.
Joseph Hodges Choate
Joseph Hodges Choate was a prominent American lawyer and diplomat best known for serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom at the turn of the 20th century.
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E.
John Cam Hobhouse
John Cam Hobhouse was a British politician, diarist, and close friend of Lord Byron who became a prominent supporter of Greek independence and reformist causes in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of the United States
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ academic administrator ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ |
| birthDate |
1857-09-15
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1862-04-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth, New Jersey
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate |
1930-03-08
ⓘ
1947-12-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| educatedAt |
Cincinnati Law School
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Columbia University ⓘ University of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Paris ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| election | 1912 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| familyName |
Butler
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Taft ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nicholas
ⓘ
William ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| name |
Nicholas Murray Butler
ⓘ
William Howard Taft ⓘ
linked to:
President William Howard Taft
|
| NobelPrizeCategory | Peace ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of the United States
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Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOfElectoralContest | three-way race with Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in 1912 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
10th Chief Justice of the United States
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27th President of the United States ⓘ Chair of the Republican Party platform committee ⓘ Governor-General of the Philippines ⓘ President of Columbia University ⓘ President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ⓘ Secretary of War of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of War
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| religion |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
Unitarianism ⓘ |
| representsWingOfParty | conservative wing of the Republican Party ⓘ |
| runningMate | Nicholas Murray Butler ⓘ |
| runningMateOf |
William Howard Taft
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linked to:
President William Howard Taft
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| spouse |
Helen Herron Taft
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Susanna Edwards Schuyler ⓘ |
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Subject: William Howard Taft; Nicholas Murray Butler Description of subject: William Howard Taft and Nicholas Murray Butler were the Republican Party’s presidential and vice-presidential ticket in the 1912 United States presidential election, representing the conservative wing of the party during a major three-way contest.
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