Neal Dow
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Neal Dow was a 19th-century American politician and reformer known as the "Father of Prohibition" for his leading role in the temperance movement and the passage of Maine's pioneering prohibition law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neal Dow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3548144 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neal Dow Context triple: [temperance movement, hasNotableFigure, Neal Dow]
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Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
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B.
James J. Storrow
James J. Storrow was a prominent early 20th-century Boston businessman and civic leader known for his influential role in the city’s public works and urban development.
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C.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. was an American business executive and philanthropist, best known as a longtime CEO of Pfizer and a major benefactor of Duke University.
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D.
Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III was a prominent American politician and educator who served as mayor of Boston and later as president of Harvard University in the early 19th century.
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E.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
- 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: Neal Dow Target entity description: Neal Dow was a 19th-century American politician and reformer known as the "Father of Prohibition" for his leading role in the temperance movement and the passage of Maine's pioneering prohibition law.
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A.
Eleazar W. Ripley
Eleazar W. Ripley was an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, noted for his leadership in several key battles.
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B.
James J. Storrow
James J. Storrow was a prominent early 20th-century Boston businessman and civic leader known for his influential role in the city’s public works and urban development.
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C.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr.
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. was an American business executive and philanthropist, best known as a longtime CEO of Pfizer and a major benefactor of Duke University.
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D.
Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III was a prominent American politician and educator who served as mayor of Boston and later as president of Harvard University in the early 19th century.
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E.
Josiah Quincy Jr.
Josiah Quincy Jr. was a prominent colonial American lawyer and patriot leader who, despite his opposition to British policies, helped defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army officer
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ temperance reformer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | legal prohibition of alcohol ⓘ |
| authored | The Reminiscences of Neal Dow ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | 1880 United States presidential election (Prohibition Party nomination) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1804-03-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-10-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City of Portland public schools
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surface form:
Portland public schools
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| endTime | 1852 (mayoral term) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dow ⓘ |
| father | Josiah Dow ⓘ |
| givenName | Neal ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | fire chief of Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading role in the temperance movement
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passage of the 1851 Maine Law ⓘ promotion of statewide prohibition laws ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| mother | Dorcas Allen Dow ⓘ |
| movement |
prohibition movement
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temperance movement ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of Prohibition ⓘ |
| notableWork | Maine Law ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | slavery ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine, United States
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surface form:
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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| placeOfDeath | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Prohibition Party
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Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Brigadier general in the Union Army
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Mayor of Portland, Maine (if applicable under charter) ⓘ
surface form:
Mayor of Portland, Maine
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| religion |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Quaker
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| residence | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Cornelia Durant Maynard Dow ⓘ |
| startTime | 1851 (mayoral term) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neal Dow Description of subject: Neal Dow was a 19th-century American politician and reformer known as the "Father of Prohibition" for his leading role in the temperance movement and the passage of Maine's pioneering prohibition law.
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