Irene Rucker Sheridan
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Irene Rucker Sheridan was the wife of famed Union Civil War General Philip Sheridan and a prominent figure in postwar military social circles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irene Rucker Sheridan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2204143 — 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: Irene Rucker Sheridan Context triple: [Philip Sheridan, spouse, Irene Rucker Sheridan]
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A.
Irene Jackson Sloan
Irene Jackson Sloan was the wife of Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
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B.
Mary Harrison McKee
Mary Harrison McKee was the daughter of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison who served as White House hostess and de facto First Lady during part of his administration.
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C.
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Ann Pamela Cunningham was a 19th-century American preservationist best known for leading the effort to save George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and founding the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association.
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D.
Eunice Scott
Eunice Scott was a member of the Scott family and the sister of American civil rights leader Coretta Scott King.
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E.
Mary Hoyt Sherman
Mary Hoyt Sherman was the mother of American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman and a member of the prominent Sherman family of Ohio.
- 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: Irene Rucker Sheridan Target entity description: Irene Rucker Sheridan was the wife of famed Union Civil War General Philip Sheridan and a prominent figure in postwar military social circles.
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A.
Irene Jackson Sloan
Irene Jackson Sloan was the wife of Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
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B.
Mary Harrison McKee
Mary Harrison McKee was the daughter of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison who served as White House hostess and de facto First Lady during part of his administration.
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C.
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Ann Pamela Cunningham was a 19th-century American preservationist best known for leading the effort to save George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and founding the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association.
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D.
Eunice Scott
Eunice Scott was a member of the Scott family and the sister of American civil rights leader Coretta Scott King.
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E.
Mary Hoyt Sherman
Mary Hoyt Sherman was the mother of American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman and a member of the prominent Sherman family of Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
human ⓘ human ⓘ military spouse ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jefferson Davis family
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War (through her husband)
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Sheridan, Illinois
|
| birthName | Irene Rucker ⓘ |
| child |
Irene Rucker
ⓘ
surface form:
Irene Rucker Sheridan
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Sheridan ⓘ |
| father | Daniel Henry Rucker ⓘ |
| givenName | Irene ⓘ |
| marriedToMilitaryRankOfSpouse | general ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| name | Irene Rucker Sheridan self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Union Civil War General Philip Sheridan
ⓘ
role in post–American Civil War U.S. Army social life ⓘ |
| occupation |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Nonquitt, Massachusetts ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| socialCircle | post–Civil War U.S. military elite ⓘ |
| socialRole | hostess at military and political gatherings ⓘ |
| spouse |
Irene Rucker Sheridan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Philip Sheridan ⓘ |
| spouseMilitaryBranch |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irene Rucker Sheridan Description of subject: Irene Rucker Sheridan was the wife of famed Union Civil War General Philip Sheridan and a prominent figure in postwar military social circles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Sheridan