Columbian Order
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The Columbian Order, better known as the Society of St. Tammany or Tammany Hall, was a powerful New York City political organization that became synonymous with Democratic Party machine politics and urban patronage in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Columbian Order canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7755988 — 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: Columbian Order Context triple: [Society of St. Tammany, hasAlternativeName, Columbian Order]
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A.
Order of the White Elephant
The Order of the White Elephant is a Thai royal decoration bestowed in recognition of distinguished service to the Kingdom of Thailand.
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B.
Order of the Paulownia Flowers
The Order of the Paulownia Flowers is one of Japan’s highest state decorations, awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the nation.
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C.
Order of the Condor of the Andes
The Order of the Condor of the Andes is Bolivia’s highest state honor, awarded to individuals and institutions for exceptional merit and distinguished service to the nation or humanity.
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D.
Basilian Aleppian Order
The Basilian Aleppian Order is a religious institute of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church that follows the Rule of Saint Basil and is known for its monastic life, pastoral work, and preservation of Byzantine liturgical traditions.
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E.
Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Order of the Aztec Eagle is Mexico’s highest honor awarded to foreigners for exceptional services to the country or humanity.
- 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: Columbian Order Target entity description: The Columbian Order, better known as the Society of St. Tammany or Tammany Hall, was a powerful New York City political organization that became synonymous with Democratic Party machine politics and urban patronage in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Order of the White Elephant
The Order of the White Elephant is a Thai royal decoration bestowed in recognition of distinguished service to the Kingdom of Thailand.
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B.
Order of the Paulownia Flowers
The Order of the Paulownia Flowers is one of Japan’s highest state decorations, awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the nation.
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C.
Order of the Condor of the Andes
The Order of the Condor of the Andes is Bolivia’s highest state honor, awarded to individuals and institutions for exceptional merit and distinguished service to the nation or humanity.
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D.
Basilian Aleppian Order
The Basilian Aleppian Order is a religious institute of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church that follows the Rule of Saint Basil and is known for its monastic life, pastoral work, and preservation of Byzantine liturgical traditions.
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E.
Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Order of the Aztec Eagle is Mexico’s highest honor awarded to foreigners for exceptional services to the country or humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Society of St. Tammany
ⓘ
Sons of St. Tammany ⓘ Tammany Hall ⓘ Tammany Society ⓘ
linked to:
Tammany Hall
|
| associatedWith |
immigrant political integration
ⓘ
urban political reform movements (as opposition) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| declinePeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1789 ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hadLeaderTitle | Grand Sachem ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
archetypal big-city political machine
ⓘ
symbol of American political corruption ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Tammany Hall building
ⓘ
linked to:
Tammany Hall building in New York City
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| headquartersLocation |
East 14th Street, Manhattan
ⓘ
Union Square, Manhattan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Native American imagery
ⓘ
fraternal societies ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
New York City mayoral elections
ⓘ
New York State legislative politics ⓘ federal patronage distribution in New York ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Irish American political power
ⓘ
controlling New York City politics ⓘ immigrant voter mobilization ⓘ influence over New York State politics ⓘ machine politics ⓘ patronage and spoils system ⓘ political corruption ⓘ urban patronage system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tamanend ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Carmine DeSapio
ⓘ
Charles F. Murphy ⓘ Fernando Wood ⓘ Richard Croker ⓘ William M. Tweed ⓘ
linked to:
Boss Tweed
|
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Jacksonian democracy ⓘ
linked to:
Jacksonian era
urban machine politics ⓘ |
| usedSymbol |
Native American motifs
ⓘ
wigwam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Columbian Order Description of subject: The Columbian Order, better known as the Society of St. Tammany or Tammany Hall, was a powerful New York City political organization that became synonymous with Democratic Party machine politics and urban patronage in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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