John H. Reagan
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American politician
Confederate States of America politician
United States Representative
United States Senator
human
judge
lawyer
politician
John H. Reagan was a prominent American politician from Texas who served as the Confederate Postmaster General and later became a key figure in the state's post–Civil War political and economic reconstruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John H. Reagan canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884599 — 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: John H. Reagan Context triple: [Confederate States Cabinet, officeHeldBy, John H. Reagan]
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A.
John Connally
John Connally was an American politician and Governor of Texas who was riding in President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade in Dallas when he was seriously wounded during the 1963 assassination.
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B.
Jack Prescott
Jack Prescott is the fictional primatologist and protagonist in the 1976 remake of King Kong who becomes closely involved with the giant ape’s discovery and tragic fate.
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C.
David G. Burnet
David G. Burnet was an early political leader of the Republic of Texas who served as its interim president and later held other high offices in the fledgling Texan government.
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D.
George F. Meacham
George F. Meacham was a 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing Boston’s Public Garden.
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E.
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken was an American session guitarist and harmonica player renowned for his work with major artists such as Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, and Aretha Franklin.
- 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: John H. Reagan Target entity description: John H. Reagan was a prominent American politician from Texas who served as the Confederate Postmaster General and later became a key figure in the state's post–Civil War political and economic reconstruction.
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A.
John Connally
John Connally was an American politician and Governor of Texas who was riding in President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade in Dallas when he was seriously wounded during the 1963 assassination.
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B.
Jack Prescott
Jack Prescott is the fictional primatologist and protagonist in the 1976 remake of King Kong who becomes closely involved with the giant ape’s discovery and tragic fate.
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C.
David G. Burnet
David G. Burnet was an early political leader of the Republic of Texas who served as its interim president and later held other high offices in the fledgling Texan government.
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D.
George F. Meacham
George F. Meacham was a 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing Boston’s Public Garden.
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E.
Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken was an American session guitarist and harmonica player renowned for his work with major artists such as Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, and Aretha Franklin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Confederate States of America politician ⓘ United States Representative ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Reagan County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reagan High School (Austin, Texas) ⓘ statue at the Texas State Capitol ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1818-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1905-03-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Reagan ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasPart | Reagan Papers (archival collection) ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement | Southern Democratic politics ⓘ |
| name | John H. Reagan self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish the Texas Railroad Commission
ⓘ
served as last surviving member of the Confederate cabinet ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for railroad regulation in Texas ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sevier County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Palestine, Texas ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Confederate States Postmaster General
ⓘ
United States Senator from Texas ⓘ chair of the Texas Railroad Commission ⓘ district judge in Texas ⓘ member of the Texas House of Representatives ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented |
Texas
ⓘ
Texas's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
City of Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Austin, Texas
Palestine, Texas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Tennessee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John H. Reagan Description of subject: John H. Reagan was a prominent American politician from Texas who served as the Confederate Postmaster General and later became a key figure in the state's post–Civil War political and economic reconstruction.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.