Thomas Brackett Reed
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Thomas Brackett Reed was a powerful late-19th-century American politician and reforming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives known for strengthening the Speaker’s authority and overcoming legislative obstruction through the “Reed Rules.”
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| Thomas Brackett Reed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10416212 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Brackett Reed Context triple: [51st United States Congress, speakerOfTheHouse, Thomas Brackett Reed]
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Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph Gurney Cannon was a powerful early 20th-century American politician who served as one of the most influential and autocratic Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Orville H. Platt
Orville H. Platt was an American lawyer and long-serving U.S. Senator from Connecticut in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for the Platt Amendment that shaped U.S.–Cuba relations.
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Thomas Reed
Thomas Reed was a 19th-century architect best known for designing Colombia’s National Capitol building in Bogotá.
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George W. Norris
George W. Norris was a progressive Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska renowned for his political independence, advocacy of New Deal reforms, and defense of constitutional principles, which earned him recognition in "Profiles in Courage."
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E.
John Sherman
John Sherman was a prominent 19th-century American politician and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, and is best known for the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Brackett Reed Target entity description: Thomas Brackett Reed was a powerful late-19th-century American politician and reforming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives known for strengthening the Speaker’s authority and overcoming legislative obstruction through the “Reed Rules.”
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A.
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Joseph Gurney Cannon was a powerful early 20th-century American politician who served as one of the most influential and autocratic Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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B.
Orville H. Platt
Orville H. Platt was an American lawyer and long-serving U.S. Senator from Connecticut in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for the Platt Amendment that shaped U.S.–Cuba relations.
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C.
Thomas Reed
Thomas Reed was a 19th-century architect best known for designing Colombia’s National Capitol building in Bogotá.
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D.
George W. Norris
George W. Norris was a progressive Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska renowned for his political independence, advocacy of New Deal reforms, and defense of constitutional principles, which earned him recognition in "Profiles in Courage."
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E.
John Sherman
John Sherman was a prominent 19th-century American politician and statesman who served as a U.S. senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, and is best known for the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | 1896 Republican presidential nomination contest ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1839-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1902-12-07 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | late-19th-century American political history ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bowdoin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| familyName | Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
curbing filibusters and obstruction in the House of Representatives
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establishing the “Reed Rules” on House procedure ⓘ strengthening the authority of the Speaker of the House ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Maine House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Brackett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement | legislative procedural reform ⓘ |
| nickname | Czar Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Reed Rules
NERFINISHED
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Tariff reform legislation management in the House ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Maine
NERFINISHED
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ city solicitor of Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| represents | Maine's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Portland, Maine
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan P. Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
first speakership: 1891-03-04
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second speakership: 1899-03-04 ⓘ |
| termStart |
first speakership: 1889-12-02
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second speakership: 1895-12-02 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Portland, Maine
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Brackett Reed Description of subject: Thomas Brackett Reed was a powerful late-19th-century American politician and reforming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives known for strengthening the Speaker’s authority and overcoming legislative obstruction through the “Reed Rules.”
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