James A. Farley
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James A. Farley was an influential American Democratic politician and Postmaster General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known as a key architect of the New Deal coalition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James A. Farley canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1558835 — 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: James A. Farley Context triple: [James A. Farley Building, namedAfter, James A. Farley]
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A.
George B. Cortelyou
George B. Cortelyou was an American public official who served in multiple cabinet positions under President Theodore Roosevelt, including as the first head of the Department of Commerce and Labor and later as Secretary of the Treasury.
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B.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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C.
John Murphy Farley
John Murphy Farley was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 20th century.
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D.
Henry P. Davison
Henry P. Davison was an American banker and philanthropist best known for his leadership in the Red Cross and for helping to establish major health organizations in the early 20th century.
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E.
John A. Volpe
John A. Volpe was an American politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts and later as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Ambassador to Italy.
- 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: James A. Farley Target entity description: James A. Farley was an influential American Democratic politician and Postmaster General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known as a key architect of the New Deal coalition.
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A.
George B. Cortelyou
George B. Cortelyou was an American public official who served in multiple cabinet positions under President Theodore Roosevelt, including as the first head of the Department of Commerce and Labor and later as Secretary of the Treasury.
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B.
Alfred N. Goldsmith
Alfred N. Goldsmith was an American electrical engineer and radio pioneer who played a key role in the early development and professionalization of radio engineering.
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C.
John Murphy Farley
John Murphy Farley was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 20th century.
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D.
Henry P. Davison
Henry P. Davison was an American banker and philanthropist best known for his leadership in the Red Cross and for helping to establish major health organizations in the early 20th century.
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E.
John A. Volpe
John A. Volpe was an American politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts and later as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Ambassador to Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Democratic Party politician ⓘ Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
The Coca-Cola Company
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surface form:
Coca-Cola Export Corporation
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| familyName | Farley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electoral politics
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party organization ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasHonor | James A. Farley Building named in his honor ⓘ |
| hasRole | campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ |
| influenced | Democratic Party national strategy in the 1930s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| middleName | Aloysius ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key architect of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s national political campaigns
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key architect of the New Deal coalition ⓘ management of Democratic Party patronage ⓘ role in Roosevelt’s 1932 presidential campaign ⓘ role in Roosevelt’s 1936 presidential campaign ⓘ use of federal patronage to build party strength ⓘ |
| notableWork |
national patronage system under Franklin D. Roosevelt
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organization of the New Deal coalition ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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political organizer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Deal coalition
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surface form:
New Deal political coalition
Roosevelt administration ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | New Deal Democrat ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
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New York State Athletic Commission ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Boxing Commissioner
New York State Democratic Party Chair ⓘ Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States Postmaster General
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | New York ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith | Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential administration ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Democratic Party organization
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national politics of the United States ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: James A. Farley Description of subject: James A. Farley was an influential American Democratic politician and Postmaster General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known as a key architect of the New Deal coalition.
Referenced by (4)
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