Burton K. Wheeler
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Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burton K. Wheeler canonical | 4 |
| Senator Burton K. Wheeler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1874896 — 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: Burton K. Wheeler Context triple: [Wheeler-Rayburn Act, sponsor, Burton K. Wheeler]
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Charles L. McNary
Charles L. McNary was a prominent Republican U.S. Senator from Oregon who served as Senate Minority Leader in the 1930s and was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in the 1940 election.
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Hugh J. Chisholm
Hugh J. Chisholm was an American industrialist and paper magnate best known for building one of the largest paper manufacturing empires in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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John Hugh McNary
John Hugh McNary was an American judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in the early 20th century.
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D.
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson was a prominent early 20th-century American progressive politician who served as governor of California and later as a long-tenured U.S. senator.
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E.
Robert M. La Follette
Robert M. La Follette was a prominent early 20th-century American politician and reformer known for championing progressive causes such as government regulation, workers’ rights, and opposition to corporate power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Burton K. Wheeler Target entity description: Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.
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A.
Charles L. McNary
Charles L. McNary was a prominent Republican U.S. Senator from Oregon who served as Senate Minority Leader in the 1930s and was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in the 1940 election.
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B.
Hugh J. Chisholm
Hugh J. Chisholm was an American industrialist and paper magnate best known for building one of the largest paper manufacturing empires in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
John Hugh McNary
John Hugh McNary was an American judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in the early 20th century.
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D.
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson was a prominent early 20th-century American progressive politician who served as governor of California and later as a long-tenured U.S. senator.
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E.
Robert M. La Follette
Robert M. La Follette was a prominent early 20th-century American politician and reformer known for championing progressive causes such as government regulation, workers’ rights, and opposition to corporate power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ member of the Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ progressive politician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
antitrust enforcement
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civil liberties ⓘ regulation of public utilities ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
civil liberties in the United States
ⓘ
economic reform ⓘ government accountability ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticized |
executive overreach
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presidential authority ⓘ |
| familyName | Wheeler ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Burton ⓘ |
| ideology | American progressivism ⓘ |
| jurisdictionRepresented |
Montana
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surface form:
State of Montana
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| laterOpposed | aspects of the New Deal ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
United States Senate ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clashes with presidential authority
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opposition to corporate power ⓘ progressive politics ⓘ |
| officeContested | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| opposed |
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1937 court-packing plan
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concentrated economic power ⓘ corporate power ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1924 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | progressivism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States senator ⓘ |
| represented | Montana ⓘ |
| residence | Montana ⓘ |
| runningMateOf | Robert M. La Follette ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| supported |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal programs (initially)
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| wasBornIn |
Montana
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| workLocation | Montana ⓘ |
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Subject: Burton K. Wheeler Description of subject: Burton K. Wheeler was a prominent early-20th-century U.S. senator from Montana known for his progressive politics, opposition to corporate power, and frequent clashes with presidential authority.
Referenced by (5)
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