William McKinley (Illinois politician)
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William McKinley was an Illinois lawyer and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator in the early 20th century.
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| William McKinley (Illinois politician) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12532264 — 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: William McKinley (Illinois politician) Context triple: [Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, William McKinley (Illinois politician)]
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A.
William McKinley
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, best known for leading the nation during the Spanish–American War and overseeing a period of rapid economic growth and American expansionism.
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B.
Richard Folsom Cleveland
Richard Folsom Cleveland was the son of U.S. President Grover Cleveland who became an American lawyer and educator.
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C.
William M. Jennings
William M. Jennings was a prominent National Hockey League executive and longtime president of the New York Rangers, honored for his contributions to the sport.
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D.
William Rainey
William Rainey was the husband of pioneering blues singer Ma Rainey, with whom he performed in early traveling minstrel and vaudeville shows.
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E.
Rutherford Hayes Jr.
Rutherford Hayes Jr. was the son of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, belonging to the prominent Hayes family of 19th-century American politics.
- 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: William McKinley (Illinois politician) Target entity description: William McKinley was an Illinois lawyer and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator in the early 20th century.
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A.
William McKinley
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, best known for leading the nation during the Spanish–American War and overseeing a period of rapid economic growth and American expansionism.
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B.
Richard Folsom Cleveland
Richard Folsom Cleveland was the son of U.S. President Grover Cleveland who became an American lawyer and educator.
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C.
William M. Jennings
William M. Jennings was a prominent National Hockey League executive and longtime president of the New York Rangers, honored for his contributions to the sport.
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D.
William Rainey
William Rainey was the husband of pioneering blues singer Ma Rainey, with whom he performed in early traveling minstrel and vaudeville shows.
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E.
Rutherford Hayes Jr.
Rutherford Hayes Jr. was the son of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, belonging to the prominent Hayes family of 19th-century American politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
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hasNotableBurial
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William McKinley (Illinois politician)
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subject surface form:
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery