Robert F. Kennon
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Robert F. Kennon was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Louisiana in the early 1950s, known for his efforts to reform state government and curb political corruption.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert F. Kennon canonical | 3 |
| Robert F. Kennon Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6276060 — 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: Robert F. Kennon Context triple: [Earl K. Long, succeededBy, Robert F. Kennon]
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A.
Warren Rudman
Warren Rudman was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire known for his fiscal conservatism and co-sponsorship of landmark federal budget deficit reduction legislation.
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B.
Henry Nourse
Henry Nourse was a notable bearer of the Nourse surname, recognized for his prominence within the family line.
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C.
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Joseph W. Martin Jr. was an American Republican politician from Massachusetts who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was a prominent congressional leader in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Hugh M. Elmendorf
Hugh M. Elmendorf was a U.S. Army Air Corps officer and early military aviator who died in a 1933 aircraft accident and was later honored by having Elmendorf Air Force Base named after him.
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E.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
- 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: Robert F. Kennon Target entity description: Robert F. Kennon was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Louisiana in the early 1950s, known for his efforts to reform state government and curb political corruption.
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A.
Warren Rudman
Warren Rudman was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire known for his fiscal conservatism and co-sponsorship of landmark federal budget deficit reduction legislation.
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B.
Henry Nourse
Henry Nourse was a notable bearer of the Nourse surname, recognized for his prominence within the family line.
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C.
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Joseph W. Martin Jr. was an American Republican politician from Massachusetts who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was a prominent congressional leader in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Hugh M. Elmendorf
Hugh M. Elmendorf was a U.S. Army Air Corps officer and early military aviator who died in a 1933 aircraft accident and was later honored by having Elmendorf Air Force Base named after him.
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E.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOffice | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-08-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-01-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Louisiana State University
ⓘ
Louisiana State University Law Center ⓘ
linked to:
LSU Law Center
|
| endTime | 1956 (as Governor of Louisiana) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kennon ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Robert F. Kennon Jr.
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linked to:
Robert F. Kennon
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| knownFor |
efforts to curb political corruption in Louisiana
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reforming Louisiana state government ⓘ support for election law reforms ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
| partyRole | leader in the anti-Long faction of the Louisiana Democratic Party ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Minden, Louisiana ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Louisiana ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Louisiana
ⓘ
Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal ⓘ Louisiana Supreme Court justice ⓘ Mayor of Minden, Louisiana ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Earl K. Long (as Governor of Louisiana)
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linked to:
Earl K. Long
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| replaces |
Earl K. Long (as Governor of Louisiana)
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linked to:
Earl K. Long
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| residence |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
ⓘ
Minden, Louisiana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Burr Kennon ⓘ |
| startTime | 1952 (as Governor of Louisiana) ⓘ |
| stateOfOffice | Louisiana ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Minden, Louisiana ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Robert F. Kennon Description of subject: Robert F. Kennon was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Louisiana in the early 1950s, known for his efforts to reform state government and curb political corruption.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Robert F. Kennon