Adlai Stevenson II
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Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Illinois and twice ran as the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1950s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adlai Stevenson II canonical | 17 |
| Adlai E. Stevenson II | 4 |
| Adlai Ewing Stevenson II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489867 — 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: Adlai Stevenson II Context triple: [Choate Rosemary Hall, notableAlumnus, Adlai Stevenson II]
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A.
Adlai E. Stevenson I
Adlai E. Stevenson I was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland.
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B.
Senator Adlai Stevenson III
Senator Adlai Stevenson III was an American Democratic politician from Illinois who served in the U.S. Senate in the 1970s and early 1980s and was known for his work on technology, government reform, and foreign policy.
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C.
Henry Cantwell Wallace
Henry Cantwell Wallace was an American agricultural leader and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in the 1920s, known for his influence on farm policy and as the father of future Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
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D.
Wallace Harrison
Wallace Harrison was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for leading major modernist projects in New York City, including significant civic and cultural landmarks.
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E.
John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner was an American Democratic politician who served as the 32nd vice president of the United States and a powerful Speaker of the House before that.
- 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: Adlai Stevenson II Target entity description: Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Illinois and twice ran as the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1950s.
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A.
Adlai E. Stevenson I
Adlai E. Stevenson I was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland.
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B.
Senator Adlai Stevenson III
Senator Adlai Stevenson III was an American Democratic politician from Illinois who served in the U.S. Senate in the 1970s and early 1980s and was known for his work on technology, government reform, and foreign policy.
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C.
Henry Cantwell Wallace
Henry Cantwell Wallace was an American agricultural leader and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in the 1920s, known for his influence on farm policy and as the father of future Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
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D.
Wallace Harrison
Wallace Harrison was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for leading major modernist projects in New York City, including significant civic and cultural landmarks.
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E.
John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner was an American Democratic politician who served as the 32nd vice president of the United States and a powerful Speaker of the House before that.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
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surface form:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois, United States
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| candidateInElection |
1952 United States presidential election
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1956 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Senator Adlai Stevenson III
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surface form:
Adlai Stevenson III
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-02-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-07-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northwestern University School of Law
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| endTime |
Governor of Illinois: 1953
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 1965 ⓘ |
| familyName | Stevenson ⓘ |
| father | Lewis G. Stevenson ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| fullName |
Adlai Stevenson II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Adlai ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Adlai E. Stevenson I
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surface form:
Adlai Stevenson I
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| knownFor |
Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956
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leading liberal voice in the Democratic Party in the 1950s ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryService | none ⓘ |
| mother | Helen Davis Stevenson ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedBy |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| notableWork | UN Security Council speech during Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London, England, United Kingdom
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the United States Delegation to the United Nations
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Counsel to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration ⓘ Governor of Illinois ⓘ Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy ⓘ United States Ambassador to the United Nations ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Bloomington, Illinois
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surface form:
Bloomington, Illinois, United States
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| spouse | Ellen Borden Stevenson ⓘ |
| startTime |
Governor of Illinois: 1949
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: 1961 ⓘ |
| unsuccessfulCandidateForOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adlai Stevenson II Description of subject: Adlai Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who served as governor of Illinois and twice ran as the Democratic nominee for U.S. president in the 1950s.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
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officeHeldBy
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Adlai Stevenson II
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subject surface form:
Adlai Stevenson III
subject surface form:
Adlai Stevenson III
this entity surface form:
Adlai E. Stevenson II
this entity surface form:
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
this entity surface form:
Adlai E. Stevenson II
this entity surface form:
Adlai E. Stevenson II
subject surface form:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Adlai E. Stevenson II