Comptroller of the Treasury
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The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comptroller of the Treasury Context triple: [Treasury Act of 1789, establishesOffice, Comptroller of the Treasury]
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A.
Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
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B.
Board of Treasury
The Board of Treasury was an early administrative body of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation responsible for managing national finances before the creation of the modern Treasury Department.
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General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury
The General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury is the chief legal officer and primary legal advisor for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing all of its legal affairs and policies.
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Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
The Under Secretary for Domestic Finance is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for overseeing federal financial policy, debt management, financial institutions, and capital markets within the United States.
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E.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
- 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: Comptroller of the Treasury Target entity description: The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
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A.
Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
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B.
Board of Treasury
The Board of Treasury was an early administrative body of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation responsible for managing national finances before the creation of the modern Treasury Department.
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General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury
The General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury is the chief legal officer and primary legal advisor for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing all of its legal affairs and policies.
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Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
The Under Secretary for Domestic Finance is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for overseeing federal financial policy, debt management, financial institutions, and capital markets within the United States.
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Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government office
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defunct government office ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Act of Congress reorganizing Treasury accounting functions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal public funds of the United States ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Act establishing the Treasury Department
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Act of Congress ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1789 ⓘ |
| field |
government accounting
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public auditing ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| hasDomain | federal fiscal administration of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
audit public expenditures of the United States government
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enforce compliance with federal fiscal laws and regulations ⓘ ensure proper management of federal funds ⓘ examine and certify accounts of revenue and expenditure ⓘ issue decisions on questions involving the settlement of accounts ⓘ oversee government accounts of the United States ⓘ report financial irregularities to the Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ supervise the keeping of public accounts ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| hasPower |
direct and superintend the adjustment and preservation of public accounts
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prescribe forms of keeping and rendering accounts for federal officers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Elisha Whittlesey
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Gabriel Duvall ⓘ George Wolf ⓘ J. R. McCarl ⓘ James L. Wilmeth ⓘ John Steele ⓘ Levi Woodbury ⓘ Milton J. Durham ⓘ Nicholas Eveleigh ⓘ Richard Harrison ⓘ Robert B. Bowler ⓘ Robert J. Tracewell ⓘ Robert J. Walker ⓘ Robert J. Wynne ⓘ William B. Allison ⓘ William Lawrence ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Department of the Treasury
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executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| positionInOrganization | senior financial officer of the early United States Treasury Department ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Board of Treasury
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surface form:
Board of Treasury (under the Articles of Confederation)
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| replacedBy |
Comptroller General of the United States
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Comptroller of the Treasury self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Auditor of the Treasury
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| reportsTo |
Secretary of the Treasury
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surface form:
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
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Subject: Comptroller of the Treasury Description of subject: The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
Referenced by (18)
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this entity surface form:
Register of the Treasury
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Office of the Auditor of the Treasury
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Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury
this entity surface form:
First Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury
this entity surface form:
U.S. Comptroller of the Treasury
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of the United States Treasury
this entity surface form:
United States Comptroller of the Treasury
this entity surface form:
United States Comptroller of the Treasury
this entity surface form:
United States Comptroller of the Treasury
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of the United States Treasury
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of the United States Treasury
this entity surface form:
First Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States
subject surface form:
Gabriel Duvall
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States