James D. Phelan

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United States senator banker human mayor politician

James D. Phelan was an American banker, Democratic politician, and U.S. Senator from California who also served as mayor of San Francisco in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
James D. Phelan canonical	1
James Duval Phelan	1
James Phelan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9923464 — 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: James D. Phelan
Context triple: [Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, hasNotableBurial, James D. Phelan]

A. James J. Whalen
James J. Whalen was a prominent American academic administrator and long-serving president of Ithaca College, recognized for his significant contributions to the institution’s growth and development.
B. Joseph R. Knowland
Joseph R. Knowland was an American newspaper publisher and Republican politician from California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later owned and led the Oakland Tribune.
C. Joseph J. Dowling
Joseph J. Dowling was an American actor of the silent film era, known for his character roles in early 20th-century cinema.
D. Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough was a Hollywood film assistant director recognized in the 1930s for his award-winning work in the early years of the Academy Awards.
E. Charles F. O'Reilly
Charles F. O'Reilly was an American businessman and co-founder of O'Reilly Auto Parts, a major U.S. automotive parts retail chain.
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: James D. Phelan
Target entity description: James D. Phelan was an American banker, Democratic politician, and U.S. Senator from California who also served as mayor of San Francisco in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A. James J. Whalen
James J. Whalen was a prominent American academic administrator and long-serving president of Ithaca College, recognized for his significant contributions to the institution’s growth and development.
B. Joseph R. Knowland
Joseph R. Knowland was an American newspaper publisher and Republican politician from California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later owned and led the Oakland Tribune.
C. Joseph J. Dowling
Joseph J. Dowling was an American actor of the silent film era, known for his character roles in early 20th-century cinema.
D. Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough was a Hollywood film assistant director recognized in the 1930s for his award-winning work in the early years of the Academy Awards.
E. Charles F. O'Reilly
Charles F. O'Reilly was an American businessman and co-founder of O'Reilly Auto Parts, a major U.S. automotive parts retail chain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States senator ⓘ banker ⓘ human ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ
birthDate	1861-04-20 ⓘ
birthPlace	San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ linked to: San Francisco, California
burialPlace	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California ⓘ linked to: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, United States
causeOfDeath	heart disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
deathDate	1930-08-07 ⓘ
deathPlace	San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ linked to: San Francisco, California
educatedAt	Santa Clara College ⓘ linked to: Santa Clara University St. Ignatius College Preparatory ⓘ University of San Francisco ⓘ
endTime	1902-01-07 ⓘ 1921-03-04 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Irish American ⓘ
familyName	Phelan ⓘ
fullName	James Duval Phelan ⓘ linked to: James D. Phelan
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
hasHonor	Phelan Avenue in San Francisco named after him (later renamed) ⓘ
hasSignature	signature of James D. Phelan ⓘ
knownFor	involvement in anti-Japanese and anti-Asian immigration campaigns ⓘ serving as Mayor of San Francisco from 1897 to 1902 ⓘ serving as U.S. Senator from California from 1915 to 1921 ⓘ
mayoralTermCity	San Francisco, California ⓘ
memberOf	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party United States Senate ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableWork	advocacy for municipal ownership of utilities in San Francisco ⓘ
occupation	banker ⓘ businessperson ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ politician ⓘ
officeHeldLabel	Mayor of San Francisco term 1 ⓘ U.S. Senator from California term ⓘ
participatedIn	California politics in the Progressive Era ⓘ
politicalParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
positionHeld	Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
representedArea	California ⓘ linked to: California (state)
residence	San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ linked to: San Francisco, California
startTime	1897-01-04 ⓘ 1915-03-16 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park → hasNotableBurial → James D. Phelan ⓘ

subject linked to: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, United States

James D. Phelan → fullName → James Duval Phelan ⓘ

linked to: James D. Phelan

Phelan → hasNotableBearer → James Phelan ⓘ