Edwin M. Lee
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Edwin M. Lee was an American politician and civil rights attorney who served as the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ed Lee | 4 |
| Edwin M. Lee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9360078 — 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: Edwin M. Lee Context triple: [Ed Lee mayoralty, appliesToOfficeholder, Edwin M. Lee]
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A.
Michael Nutter
Michael Nutter is an American politician who served as the 98th mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016.
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B.
Willie Baker
Willie Baker was the husband of famed American-born French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker.
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C.
Willie Brown
Willie Brown was a Hall of Fame NFL cornerback best known for his long tenure and three Super Bowl titles with the Oakland Raiders.
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D.
Howard Cunningham
Howard Cunningham is the affable, old-fashioned Milwaukee hardware store owner and father figure on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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E.
Michael Baca
Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.
- 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: Edwin M. Lee Target entity description: Edwin M. Lee was an American politician and civil rights attorney who served as the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco.
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A.
Michael Nutter
Michael Nutter is an American politician who served as the 98th mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016.
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B.
Willie Baker
Willie Baker was the husband of famed American-born French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker.
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C.
Willie Brown
Willie Brown was a Hall of Fame NFL cornerback best known for his long tenure and three Super Bowl titles with the Oakland Raiders.
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D.
Howard Cunningham
Howard Cunningham is the affable, old-fashioned Milwaukee hardware store owner and father figure on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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E.
Michael Baca
Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights attorney
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human ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
affordable housing in San Francisco
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immigrant rights ⓘ technology sector growth in San Francisco ⓘ |
| appointedBy | San Francisco Board of Supervisors ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1952-05-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-12-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
San Francisco, California, United States
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linked to:
San Francisco, California
|
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bowdoin College
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley School of Law ⓘ |
| electedIn |
2011 San Francisco mayoral election
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2015 San Francisco mayoral election ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
law
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political science ⓘ |
| fullName | Edwin Mah Lee ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin ⓘ |
| honoredBy | naming of San Francisco’s Central Subway Chinatown station as "Chinatown–Rose Pak Station" during his tenure discussion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Asian American mayor of San Francisco
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first Chinese American mayor of a major U.S. city ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 2017-12-12 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 2011-01-11 ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Brianna Lee
ⓘ
Tanya Lee ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
City Administrator of San Francisco
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Director of San Francisco Department of Public Works ⓘ Director of San Francisco Human Rights Commission ⓘ Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
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linked to:
Presbyterian
|
| residence |
San Francisco, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco, California
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| spouse | Anita Lee ⓘ |
| workedAs | civil rights attorney ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Asian Law Caucus
ⓘ
City and County of San Francisco ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco County
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin M. Lee Description of subject: Edwin M. Lee was an American politician and civil rights attorney who served as the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco.
Referenced by (6)
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