Ogden L. Mills
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Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ogden L. Mills canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1589819 — 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: Ogden L. Mills Context triple: [Herbert Hoover administration, cabinetMember, Ogden L. Mills]
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A.
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
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B.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
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C.
J. C. Nichols
J. C. Nichols was a prominent American real estate developer best known for pioneering large-scale, master-planned residential communities and the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.
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D.
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Cyrus H. K. Curtis was an influential American publisher and philanthropist best known for building a magazine empire that included titles like The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal.
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E.
Julius Rosenwald
Julius Rosenwald was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for leading Sears, Roebuck & Co. and funding thousands of schools for African American children in the rural South.
- 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: Ogden L. Mills Target entity description: Ogden L. Mills was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the early years of the Great Depression.
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A.
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
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B.
Edward Mead Johnson
Edward Mead Johnson was an American businessman and co-founder of the healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, later known for establishing a major infant nutrition business.
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C.
J. C. Nichols
J. C. Nichols was a prominent American real estate developer best known for pioneering large-scale, master-planned residential communities and the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.
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D.
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Cyrus H. K. Curtis was an influential American publisher and philanthropist best known for building a magazine empire that included titles like The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal.
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E.
Julius Rosenwald
Julius Rosenwald was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for leading Sears, Roebuck & Co. and funding thousands of schools for African American children in the rural South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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businessman ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1884-08-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Newport, Rhode Island
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surface form:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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| burialPlace |
St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, New York
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surface form:
St. James’ Churchyard, Hyde Park, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1937-10-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City, New York, United States of America
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| endTime | tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury ended in 1933 ⓘ |
| familyName | Mills ⓘ |
| father | Ogden Mills ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
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public finance ⓘ |
| givenName | Ogden ⓘ |
| memberOf |
New York State Senate
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Republican Party leadership during Hoover administration ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| mother | Ruth Livingston Mills ⓘ |
| name | Ogden Livingston Mills ⓘ |
| notableWork |
served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the Great Depression
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served as Under Secretary of the Treasury during the Hoover administration ⓘ service in the New York State Senate ⓘ service in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Member of the New York State Senate
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Under Secretary of the Treasury of the United States ⓘ U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form:
United States Representative
Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of the Treasury
|
| predecessor | Andrew W. Mellon ⓘ |
| represented | New York's 17th congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| startTime | tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury began in 1932 ⓘ |
| successor | William H. Woodin ⓘ |
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