John McEnery
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John McEnery was a Reconstruction-era Louisiana politician and Democrat who became known for his contested claim to the governorship in the turbulent 1872 election.
All labels observed (1)
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| John McEnery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7222411 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John McEnery Context triple: [disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election, hasCandidate, John McEnery]
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A.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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B.
John McCrea
John McCrea is a British actor and singer best known for originating the title role in the West End musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" and for his film work, including a role in Disney's "Cruella."
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C.
John Phalen McInnis
John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis was an American Major League Baseball first baseman best known as a member of the famed "$100,000 infield" of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 20th century.
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D.
George McConnell
George McConnell is an American guitarist best known for his tenure with the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic in the early 2000s.
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E.
Thomas McClary
Thomas McClary is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the funk and soul band the Commodores.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John McEnery Target entity description: John McEnery was a Reconstruction-era Louisiana politician and Democrat who became known for his contested claim to the governorship in the turbulent 1872 election.
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A.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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B.
John McCrea
John McCrea is a British actor and singer best known for originating the title role in the West End musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" and for his film work, including a role in Disney's "Cruella."
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C.
John Phalen McInnis
John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis was an American Major League Baseball first baseman best known as a member of the famed "$100,000 infield" of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 20th century.
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D.
George McConnell
George McConnell is an American guitarist best known for his tenure with the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic in the early 2000s.
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E.
Thomas McClary
Thomas McClary is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the funk and soul band the Commodores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
end of Radical Republican rule in Louisiana
ⓘ
restoration of Democratic control in Louisiana ⓘ |
| barAdmission | admitted to the Louisiana bar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-03-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Louisiana ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| candidateInElection |
1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election
ⓘ
1880 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1891-06-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| era | 19th-century American politics ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | McEnery ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| ideology | white supremacist politics ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Battle of Liberty Place
ⓘ
Colfax Massacre context and aftermath ⓘ |
| legalEducation | studied law in Louisiana ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| name | John McEnery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contested claim to the governorship of Louisiana in the 1872 election
ⓘ
role in Reconstruction-era Louisiana politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opponent | William Pitt Kellogg ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationDuringElection | Democratic Party in the 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Redeemer Democrat ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
ⓘ
member of the Louisiana Democratic Party leadership ⓘ member of the Louisiana State Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Louisiana ⓘ |
| relative | Samuel D. McEnery, Governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans
|
| sibling | Samuel D. McEnery ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Conservative Democrats in Louisiana
ⓘ
White League ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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