Elias M. Ammons
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Elias M. Ammons was an American politician who served as Governor of Colorado in the early 20th century, notably during the turbulent period of the Colorado Coalfield War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elias M. Ammons canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8574838 — 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: Elias M. Ammons Context triple: [John F. Shafroth, succeededInOfficeAsGovernorBy, Elias M. Ammons]
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A.
Edgar Ames
Edgar Ames was a 19th-century American businessman and politician from Missouri who served as the state's lieutenant governor.
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B.
Charles B. Atwood
Charles B. Atwood was an American architect known for his influential work on Chicago’s late-19th-century architecture, including major contributions to the World’s Columbian Exposition and landmark buildings such as the Reliance Building.
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C.
Alfred H. Brooks
Alfred H. Brooks was an American geologist and pioneering explorer of Alaska whose surveys and research greatly advanced the understanding of the region’s geology and geography.
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D.
George W. Brooks
George W. Brooks was a film editor known for his work on the 1969 Western comedy "Support Your Local Sheriff!"
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E.
Horace Newton Allen
Horace Newton Allen was an American medical missionary and diplomat who played a key role in introducing Western medicine to Korea in the late 19th century.
- 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: Elias M. Ammons Target entity description: Elias M. Ammons was an American politician who served as Governor of Colorado in the early 20th century, notably during the turbulent period of the Colorado Coalfield War.
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A.
Edgar Ames
Edgar Ames was a 19th-century American businessman and politician from Missouri who served as the state's lieutenant governor.
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B.
Charles B. Atwood
Charles B. Atwood was an American architect known for his influential work on Chicago’s late-19th-century architecture, including major contributions to the World’s Columbian Exposition and landmark buildings such as the Reliance Building.
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C.
Alfred H. Brooks
Alfred H. Brooks was an American geologist and pioneering explorer of Alaska whose surveys and research greatly advanced the understanding of the region’s geology and geography.
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D.
George W. Brooks
George W. Brooks was a film editor known for his work on the 1969 Western comedy "Support Your Local Sheriff!"
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E.
Horace Newton Allen
Horace Newton Allen was an American medical missionary and diplomat who played a key role in introducing Western medicine to Korea in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colorado National Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado Army National Guard
coal mining labor disputes in Colorado ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1860-07-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Macon County, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Macon County, North Carolina
|
| causeOfNotability | management of labor unrest in Colorado coalfields ⓘ |
| child | Teller Ammons ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-05-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Denver, Colorado, United States ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century American politics ⓘ |
| familyName | Ammons ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agriculture
ⓘ
state government ⓘ |
| givenName | Elias ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
State of Colorado
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado
|
| knownFor |
governorship of Colorado during Colorado Coalfield War
ⓘ
role in events leading to the Ludlow Massacre ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Colorado House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name | Elias M. Ammons ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Colorado Coalfield War
ⓘ
Ludlow Massacre ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Teller Ammons, Governor of Colorado ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
rancher ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1915-01-12 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1913-01-14 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 19th Governor of Colorado ⓘ |
| oversaw | deployment of Colorado National Guard during Colorado Coalfield War ⓘ |
| partyRole | Democratic leader in Colorado ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Colorado
ⓘ
Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Colorado House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | John F. Shafroth ⓘ |
| religion | Methodist ⓘ |
| residence | Colorado ⓘ |
| signatureEventPeriod |
1913–1914 Colorado Coalfield War
ⓘ
linked to:
1913–1914 Colorado coal strike
|
| speakerOfHouseYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Fleming Ammons ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Colorado ⓘ |
| succeededBy | George A. Carlson ⓘ |
| termInStateHouseEnd | 1894 ⓘ |
| termInStateHouseStart | 1890 ⓘ |
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Subject: Elias M. Ammons Description of subject: Elias M. Ammons was an American politician who served as Governor of Colorado in the early 20th century, notably during the turbulent period of the Colorado Coalfield War.
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