Mirabeau B. Lamar
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Mirabeau B. Lamar was the second president of the Republic of Texas, known for his expansionist policies and efforts to promote public education.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirabeau B. Lamar canonical | 15 |
| Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar | 2 |
| President of the Republic of Texas | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8888 — 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: Mirabeau B. Lamar Context triple: [Lamar, Missouri, namedAfter, Mirabeau B. Lamar]
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A.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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B.
Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis was an American politician and member of the Kaw Nation who served as the 31st vice president of the United States and was the first person of significant Native American ancestry to hold that office.
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C.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
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D.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
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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: Mirabeau B. Lamar Target entity description: Mirabeau B. Lamar was the second president of the Republic of Texas, known for his expansionist policies and efforts to promote public education.
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A.
John Taylor Johnston
John Taylor Johnston was a 19th-century American businessman and arts patron who served as the first president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and played a key role in its early development.
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B.
Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis was an American politician and member of the Kaw Nation who served as the 31st vice president of the United States and was the first person of significant Native American ancestry to hold that office.
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C.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
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D.
George W. Thorn
George W. Thorn was a prominent American physician and medical researcher known for major contributions to endocrinology and internal medicine.
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E.
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was a 19th-century religious reformer and key leader in the American Restoration Movement, instrumental in founding the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of the Republic of Texas
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person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthName |
Mirabeau B. Lamar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
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| burialPlace | Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Texas ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Republic of Texas
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1798-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1859-12-19 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1841-12-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lamar ⓘ |
| founded | public school land endowment system in the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| givenName | Mirabeau ⓘ |
| honor |
Lamar County, Georgia named in his honor
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Lamar County, Texas named in his honor ⓘ Lamar University named in his honor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Texian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of Texas Education ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansionist policies as president of the Republic of Texas
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promotion of public education in the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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planter ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| officeHeld | President of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 2 ⓘ |
| participantIn | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisville, Georgia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Richmond, Texas ⓘ |
| policy |
advocacy of Texas expansion to the Pacific Ocean
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opposition to annexation of Texas by the United States during his presidency ⓘ removal of Native American tribes from Texas territory ⓘ |
| politicalParty | none (Republic of Texas era, non-partisan) ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sam Houston ⓘ |
| religion |
Methodist churches
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surface form:
Methodism
|
| residence |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Republic of Texas
Richmond, Texas ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas
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vice president of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| spouse | Tabitha Jordan Lamar ⓘ |
| startTime | 1838-12-10 ⓘ |
| successor | Sam Houston ⓘ |
| vicePresident | David G. Burnet ⓘ |
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Subject: Mirabeau B. Lamar Description of subject: Mirabeau B. Lamar was the second president of the Republic of Texas, known for his expansionist policies and efforts to promote public education.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lamar, Missouri
this entity surface form:
President of the Republic of Texas
this entity surface form:
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
this entity surface form:
President of the Republic of Texas
subject surface form:
Lamar University
subject surface form:
Lamar University
subject surface form:
Mirabeau B. Lamar
this entity surface form:
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar