Sala Burton
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Sala Burton was an American Democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from California in the 1980s, succeeding her late husband Phillip Burton and helping pave the way for Nancy Pelosi’s rise to Congress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sala Burton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6358702 — 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: Sala Burton Context triple: [California's 12th congressional district, previousRepresentative, Sala Burton]
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A.
Rue Bennett
Rue Bennett is the troubled, drug-addicted teenage protagonist of the television series "Euphoria," known for her raw, introspective narration and complex emotional struggles.
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B.
Sally Alexander
Sally Alexander is a British feminist historian and academic known for her work on women's history and social movements.
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C.
Sally Benson
Sally Benson was an American author and screenwriter best known for her semi-autobiographical stories that inspired the classic film "Meet Me in St. Louis."
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D.
Lilia Herriton
Lilia Herriton is a central character in E.M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," whose impulsive choices and ill-fated romance in Italy drive the story's exploration of cultural conflict and personal freedom.
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E.
Phoef Sutton
Phoef Sutton is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on popular sitcoms such as "Cheers" and various other TV series.
- 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: Sala Burton Target entity description: Sala Burton was an American Democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from California in the 1980s, succeeding her late husband Phillip Burton and helping pave the way for Nancy Pelosi’s rise to Congress.
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A.
Rue Bennett
Rue Bennett is the troubled, drug-addicted teenage protagonist of the television series "Euphoria," known for her raw, introspective narration and complex emotional struggles.
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B.
Sally Alexander
Sally Alexander is a British feminist historian and academic known for her work on women's history and social movements.
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C.
Sally Benson
Sally Benson was an American author and screenwriter best known for her semi-autobiographical stories that inspired the classic film "Meet Me in St. Louis."
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D.
Lilia Herriton
Lilia Herriton is a central character in E.M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," whose impulsive choices and ill-fated romance in Italy drive the story's exploration of cultural conflict and personal freedom.
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E.
Phoef Sutton
Phoef Sutton is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on popular sitcoms such as "Cheers" and various other TV series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sala Galante Burton ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
San Mateo County, California
ⓘ
Skylawn Memorial Park ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | colon cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-04-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-02-01 ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1983 special election for California's 5th congressional district ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987-02-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Burton ⓘ |
| givenName | Sala ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| notableWork | helping pave the way for Nancy Pelosi’s election to Congress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Białystok
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 5th congressional district ⓘ United States representative ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Representative
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| replaced | Phillip Burton ⓘ |
| represented |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| residence |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Phillip Burton ⓘ |
| startTime | 1983-02-22 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Nancy Pelosi ⓘ |
| workLocation |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sala Burton Description of subject: Sala Burton was an American Democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from California in the 1980s, succeeding her late husband Phillip Burton and helping pave the way for Nancy Pelosi’s rise to Congress.
Referenced by (1)
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