Joseph F. Guffey
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Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joseph F. Guffey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T221557 — 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: Joseph F. Guffey Context triple: [Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935, namedAfter, Joseph F. Guffey]
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Henry Barnard
Henry Barnard was a British Army officer best known for leading British forces during the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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G. E. H. Palmer
G. E. H. Palmer was a British scholar and translator best known for co-translating the influential Eastern Orthodox spiritual anthology *The Philokalia* into English.
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William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Joseph F. Guffey Target entity description: Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
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A.
Henry Barnard
Henry Barnard was a British Army officer best known for leading British forces during the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
G. E. H. Palmer
G. E. H. Palmer was a British scholar and translator best known for co-translating the influential Eastern Orthodox spiritual anthology *The Philokalia* into English.
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C.
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield was an American politician and businessman who became the inaugural U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the early 20th century.
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D.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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E.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ member of the Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| areaOfLegislativeActivity |
coal industry
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industrial regulation ⓘ labor rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Guffey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
coal industry regulation
ⓘ
labor policy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| ideology | New Deal liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for labor issues
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leadership on coal industry regulation ⓘ support for the New Deal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| movement | New Deal ⓘ |
| name | Joseph F. Guffey self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935
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surface form:
Guffey Coal Act
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| occupation |
businessman
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politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | coal operators ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Senator
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| represented | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| residence | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| supported |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal policies
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| supportedBy | organized labor ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pennsylvania
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Subject: Joseph F. Guffey Description of subject: Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
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