Edward Henry Harriman
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Edward Henry Harriman was a prominent American railroad executive and financier of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for reorganizing and expanding major railroads such as the Union Pacific.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Henry Harriman canonical | 6 |
| E. H. Harriman | 4 |
| Edward Roland Noel Harriman | 1 |
| Henry Neilson Harriman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3242120 — 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: Edward Henry Harriman Context triple: [Harriman State Park (New York), namedAfter, Edward Henry Harriman]
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Collis P. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington was a prominent 19th-century American railroad magnate and industrialist who played a key role in the development of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and major shipbuilding enterprises.
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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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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was an American businessman and sportsman from the prominent Vanderbilt dynasty, best remembered for his wealth, philanthropy, and death in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915.
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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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Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont was a prominent American banker and philanthropist associated with J.P. Morgan & Co. whose support for education and the arts led to institutions such as Harvard’s Lamont Library bearing his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Henry Harriman Target entity description: Edward Henry Harriman was a prominent American railroad executive and financier of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for reorganizing and expanding major railroads such as the Union Pacific.
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Collis P. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington was a prominent 19th-century American railroad magnate and industrialist who played a key role in the development of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and major shipbuilding enterprises.
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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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C.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was an American businessman and sportsman from the prominent Vanderbilt dynasty, best remembered for his wealth, philanthropy, and death in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915.
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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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Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont was a prominent American banker and philanthropist associated with J.P. Morgan & Co. whose support for education and the arts led to institutions such as Harvard’s Lamont Library bearing his name.
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Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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financier ⓘ human ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1848-02-20 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Arden, New York ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| child |
Carol Harriman
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Edward Henry Harriman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Roland Noel Harriman
Edward Henry Harriman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Neilson Harriman
Mary Harriman Rumsey ⓘ Averell Harriman ⓘ
surface form:
W. Averell Harriman
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1909-09-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | public schools in New York City ⓘ |
| employer |
Southern Pacific Railroad
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Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
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Progressive Era ⓘ |
| familyName | Harriman ⓘ |
| father | Orlando Harriman, Sr. ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Henry Harriman self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding the Union Pacific Railroad system
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large-scale railroad consolidation ⓘ modernizing railroad operations ⓘ reorganizing bankrupt railroads ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| middleName | Henry ⓘ |
| mother | Cornelia Neilson ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the Oregon Short Line Railroad
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expansion of the Southern Pacific Railroad system ⓘ reorganization of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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financier ⓘ investor ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| owned | Arden estate in Orange County, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hempstead, New York
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Long Island, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Arden, New York ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Southern Pacific Company
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chairman of the executive committee of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ president of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Arden, New York
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sponsored | Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Williamson Averell ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Henry Harriman Description of subject: Edward Henry Harriman was a prominent American railroad executive and financier of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for reorganizing and expanding major railroads such as the Union Pacific.
Referenced by (12)
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