George S. Boutwell

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American politician Governor of Massachusetts United States Secretary of the Treasury United States senator abolitionist human

George S. Boutwell was a 19th-century American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as a U.S. Senator, playing a key role in Reconstruction-era financial and civil rights policies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
George S. Boutwell canonical	4
George S. Boutwell Jr.	1
George Sewall Boutwell	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7880982 — 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: George S. Boutwell
Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant administration, officeHolder, George S. Boutwell]

A. Samuel S. Sumner
Samuel S. Sumner was a United States Army officer and general who served prominently in late 19th-century conflicts, including the Spanish–American War.
B. J. Millard Tawes
J. Millard Tawes was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Maryland and was known for his long tenure in state public service.
C. Levi P. Morton
Levi P. Morton was an American politician, banker, and diplomat who served as the 22nd vice president of the United States and later as governor of New York.
D. Big Jim Colfax
Big Jim Colfax is a crime boss and central antagonist in the 1946 film noir "The Killers," orchestrating the heist and subsequent betrayal that drive the story's plot.
E. James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State.
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: George S. Boutwell
Target entity description: George S. Boutwell was a 19th-century American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and later as a U.S. Senator, playing a key role in Reconstruction-era financial and civil rights policies.

A. Samuel S. Sumner
Samuel S. Sumner was a United States Army officer and general who served prominently in late 19th-century conflicts, including the Spanish–American War.
B. J. Millard Tawes
J. Millard Tawes was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Maryland and was known for his long tenure in state public service.
C. Levi P. Morton
Levi P. Morton was an American politician, banker, and diplomat who served as the 22nd vice president of the United States and later as governor of New York.
D. Big Jim Colfax
Big Jim Colfax is a crime boss and central antagonist in the 1946 film noir "The Killers," orchestrating the heist and subsequent betrayal that drive the story's plot.
E. James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician ⓘ Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ United States senator ⓘ abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ
advocatedFor	strong federal enforcement of Reconstruction laws ⓘ
appointedBy	Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
birthName	George Sewall Boutwell ⓘ linked to: George S. Boutwell
burialPlace	Groton Cemetery, Groton, Massachusetts ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1818-01-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1905-02-27 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
implementedPolicy	funding of the U.S. Civil War debt ⓘ resumption of specie payments planning ⓘ
name	George S. Boutwell ⓘ
notableFor	role in Reconstruction-era financial policies ⓘ support for civil rights for freed slaves ⓘ
occupation	educator ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ
officeEnd	Commissioner of Internal Revenue term end 1863-03-04 ⓘ Governor of Massachusetts term end 1853-01-14 ⓘ U.S. Representative term end 1869-03-03 ⓘ United States Secretary of the Treasury term end 1873-03-16 ⓘ United States Senator from Massachusetts term end 1877-03-03 ⓘ
officeStart	Commissioner of Internal Revenue term start 1862-07-17 ⓘ Governor of Massachusetts term start 1851-01-08 ⓘ U.S. Representative term start 1863-03-04 ⓘ United States Secretary of the Treasury term start 1869-03-12 ⓘ United States Senator from Massachusetts term start 1873-03-04 ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Brookline, Massachusetts ⓘ linked to: Brookline
placeOfDeath	Groton, Massachusetts ⓘ
politicalParty	Democratic Party ⓘ Liberal Republican Party ⓘ linked to: Liberal Republican Party (United States) Republican Party ⓘ
positionHeld	Commissioner of Internal Revenue ⓘ Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts ⓘ United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ linked to: Secretary of the Treasury United States Senator from Massachusetts ⓘ
servedInAdministrationOf	Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
stateRepresented	Massachusetts ⓘ
supported	impeachment of Andrew Johnson ⓘ
wasManagerIn	impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson ⓘ linked to: impeachment of Andrew Johnson
workedOn	Reconstruction-era civil rights legislation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulysses S. Grant administration → officeHolder → George S. Boutwell ⓘ

Hugh McCulloch → successor → George S. Boutwell ⓘ

William A. Richardson → precededInOffice → George S. Boutwell ⓘ

George S. Boutwell → name → George S. Boutwell ⓘ

George S. Boutwell → birthName → George Sewall Boutwell ⓘ

linked to: George S. Boutwell

Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston → hasNotableBurial → George S. Boutwell Jr. ⓘ