John F. Fitzgerald
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John F. Fitzgerald was a prominent early 20th-century Boston politician who served as mayor and U.S. congressman and was the maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John F. Fitzgerald canonical | 8 |
| John F. Fitzgerald Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679250 — 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.
Target entity: John F. Fitzgerald Context triple: [Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, father, John F. Fitzgerald]
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Samuel Blodgett
Samuel Blodgett was an American lawyer, financier, and real estate developer known for his role in early U.S. federal projects, including work associated with the First Bank of the United States and the planning of Washington, D.C.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith
Alfred Emanuel Smith was an American politician who served four terms as governor of New York and was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1928.
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Thomas Gibbons
Thomas Gibbons was a 19th-century American steamboat operator best known as the successful plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden, which expanded federal power over interstate commerce.
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Alfred Leo Smith
Alfred Leo Smith was a Native American man whose denial of unemployment benefits for using peyote in a religious ceremony led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Employment Division v. Smith, reshaping constitutional law on religious freedom.
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Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid was an American newspaper editor, diplomat, and Republican politician who served as U.S. ambassador to France and the United Kingdom and was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1892.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John F. Fitzgerald Target entity description: John F. Fitzgerald was a prominent early 20th-century Boston politician who served as mayor and U.S. congressman and was the maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.
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Samuel Blodgett
Samuel Blodgett was an American lawyer, financier, and real estate developer known for his role in early U.S. federal projects, including work associated with the First Bank of the United States and the planning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Alfred Emanuel Smith was an American politician who served four terms as governor of New York and was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 1928.
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C.
Thomas Gibbons
Thomas Gibbons was a 19th-century American steamboat operator best known as the successful plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden, which expanded federal power over interstate commerce.
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D.
Alfred Leo Smith
Alfred Leo Smith was a Native American man whose denial of unemployment benefits for using peyote in a religious ceremony led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Employment Division v. Smith, reshaping constitutional law on religious freedom.
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E.
Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid was an American newspaper editor, diplomat, and Republican politician who served as U.S. ambassador to France and the United Kingdom and was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1892.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ mayor ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1863-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1950-10-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston College
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Boston Latin School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Being the maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy
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Serving as Mayor of Boston in the early 20th century ⓘ Serving as a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfatherOf | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| movement |
James Michael Curley
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surface form:
Boston Irish political machine
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| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nativeOf |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| nickname | Honey Fitz ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Edward M. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy ⓘ Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ⓘ Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Development of early 20th-century Boston Democratic political organization ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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public servant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Boston
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Member of the Boston Common Council ⓘ Member of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Subject: John F. Fitzgerald Description of subject: John F. Fitzgerald was a prominent early 20th-century Boston politician who served as mayor and U.S. congressman and was the maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.
Referenced by (9)
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