Jacob Coxey
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Jacob Coxey was an American political activist and labor leader best known for organizing the 1894 protest march of unemployed workers on Washington, D.C., during the economic depression of the 1890s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob Coxey canonical | 4 |
| General Coxey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2248696 — 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: Jacob Coxey Context triple: [Coxey's Army march of 1894, leader, Jacob Coxey]
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A.
Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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B.
William English Walling
William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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C.
John Neely Bryan
John Neely Bryan was an American trader and lawyer best known as the founder of the city of Dallas, Texas.
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D.
Samuel A. Worcester
Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
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E.
Big Bill Haywood
Big Bill Haywood was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader and founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World, known for his militant advocacy for workers’ rights and involvement in high-profile labor struggles.
- 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: Jacob Coxey Target entity description: Jacob Coxey was an American political activist and labor leader best known for organizing the 1894 protest march of unemployed workers on Washington, D.C., during the economic depression of the 1890s.
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A.
Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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B.
William English Walling
William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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C.
John Neely Bryan
John Neely Bryan was an American trader and lawyer best known as the founder of the city of Dallas, Texas.
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D.
Samuel A. Worcester
Samuel A. Worcester was an American missionary whose conviction under Georgia law led to the landmark 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, which affirmed the sovereignty of Native American nations.
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E.
Big Bill Haywood
Big Bill Haywood was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader and founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World, known for his militant advocacy for workers’ rights and involvement in high-profile labor struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ labor leader ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| activeDuring | economic depression of the 1890s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
unemployed workers
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working class Americans ⓘ |
| causeAdvocated |
government-funded infrastructure projects
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monetary reform ⓘ public works programs for the unemployed ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Coxey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic reform activism
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labor rights ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | led a march on the U.S. Capitol in 1894 ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork | plan for federal public works for the unemployed ⓘ |
| influenced | later protest marches on Washington ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Jacob Coxey
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surface form:
General Coxey
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| movement |
Populist movement
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labor movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Coxey's Army
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organizing a protest march of unemployed workers on Washington, D.C. in 1894 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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labor leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposed | laissez-faire economic policies ⓘ |
| organized |
1894 march of unemployed workers on Washington, D.C.
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Coxey's Army march of 1894 ⓘ
surface form:
Coxey's Army
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| participantIn |
Coxey's Army march of 1894
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protests during the economic depression of the 1890s ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ohio
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Populism ⓘ |
| proposed | issuance of non-interest-bearing government bonds to fund public works ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
accounts of U.S. labor history
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historical studies of Coxey's Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob Coxey Description of subject: Jacob Coxey was an American political activist and labor leader best known for organizing the 1894 protest march of unemployed workers on Washington, D.C., during the economic depression of the 1890s.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Coxey