Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre
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Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford’s Theatre who was implicated as a minor accomplice in John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8101472 — 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: Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre Context triple: [Lincoln assassination conspirators, hasMemberRole, Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre]
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A.
Junius Brutus Booth Jr.
Junius Brutus Booth Jr. was a 19th-century American stage actor and theater manager, best known as the elder brother of John Wilkes Booth and Edwin Booth.
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B.
Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth was a renowned 19th-century English-born American Shakespearean actor known for his powerful performances and as the patriarch of the famous Booth acting family.
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C.
John E. Booth
John E. Booth is a local American politician who has served as the mayor of Lucas, Texas.
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D.
Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth
"Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth" is a biographical memoir in which Edwina Booth offers a personal and intimate portrait of her father, the famed 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth.
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E.
Edwin Booth
Edwin Booth was a renowned 19th-century American stage actor, celebrated as one of the greatest tragedians of his era and known for his definitive portrayals of Shakespearean characters such as Hamlet.
- 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: Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre Target entity description: Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford’s Theatre who was implicated as a minor accomplice in John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Junius Brutus Booth Jr.
Junius Brutus Booth Jr. was a 19th-century American stage actor and theater manager, best known as the elder brother of John Wilkes Booth and Edwin Booth.
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B.
Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth was a renowned 19th-century English-born American Shakespearean actor known for his powerful performances and as the patriarch of the famous Booth acting family.
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C.
John E. Booth
John E. Booth is a local American politician who has served as the mayor of Lucas, Texas.
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D.
Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth
"Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth" is a biographical memoir in which Edwina Booth offers a personal and intimate portrait of her father, the famed 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth.
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E.
Edwin Booth
Edwin Booth was a renowned 19th-century American stage actor, celebrated as one of the greatest tragedians of his era and known for his definitive portrayals of Shakespearean characters such as Hamlet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carpenter
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person ⓘ stagehand ⓘ |
| allegedAction |
held John Wilkes Booth’s horse behind Ford’s Theatre on the night of Lincoln’s assassination
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removed an obstruction from the back door area of Ford’s Theatre used by John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln
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John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| claimedInnocenceOf | knowledge of the assassination plot ⓘ |
| convictedOf | conspiracy related to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1825 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1875 ⓘ |
| dateOfPardon | 1869 ⓘ |
| employer |
Ford’s Theatre
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linked to:
Ford's Theatre
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| eventDateContext | April 14, 1865 (assassination of Abraham Lincoln) ⓘ |
| familyName | Spangler ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Edman ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt |
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida
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linked to:
Fort Jefferson
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| language | English ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Maryland ⓘ |
| legalStatus | convicted conspirator in the Lincoln assassination case ⓘ |
| name | Edman Spangler ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation |
Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C.
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linked to:
Ford's Theatre
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| notableFor | involvement in events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| occupation |
carpenter
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stagehand ⓘ |
| participantIn | events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| penalty | six years imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Maryland ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Ford’s Theatre
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linked to:
Ford's Theatre
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| receivedPardonFrom |
President Andrew Johnson
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linked to:
Andrew Johnson
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| roleInEvent | minor accomplice to John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre ⓘ |
| triedBy | United States military commission ⓘ |
| workedWith | other stagehands at Ford’s Theatre ⓘ |
| wrote | statement asserting his limited role and denying prior knowledge of the assassination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre Description of subject: Edman Spangler was a stagehand at Ford’s Theatre who was implicated as a minor accomplice in John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lincoln assassination conspirators
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hasMemberRole
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Edman Spangler – stagehand who assisted Booth at Ford’s Theatre
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