Attorney General Homer Cummings
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Attorney General Homer Cummings was the U.S. Attorney General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for his role in New Deal legal reforms and support of expanded federal powers during the 1930s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attorney General Homer Cummings canonical | 2 |
| real-life prosecutor Homer Cummings (loosely) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T303582 — 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: Attorney General Homer Cummings Context triple: [Committee on Economic Security, hasMember, Attorney General Homer Cummings]
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Addison DeWitt
Addison DeWitt is a cynical and manipulative theater critic in the classic film "All About Eve," known for his sharp wit and ruthless insight into show business.
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B.
Justice Pierce Butler
Justice Pierce Butler was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
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C.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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D.
Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century, often portraying memorable supporting roles.
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E.
Eugene E. Covert
Eugene E. Covert was an American aeronautical engineer and MIT professor who served as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and was a noted expert in fluid mechanics and aerospace technology.
- 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: Attorney General Homer Cummings Target entity description: Attorney General Homer Cummings was the U.S. Attorney General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for his role in New Deal legal reforms and support of expanded federal powers during the 1930s.
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A.
Addison DeWitt
Addison DeWitt is a cynical and manipulative theater critic in the classic film "All About Eve," known for his sharp wit and ruthless insight into show business.
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B.
Justice Pierce Butler
Justice Pierce Butler was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
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C.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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D.
Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century, often portraying memorable supporting roles.
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E.
Eugene E. Covert
Eugene E. Covert was an American aeronautical engineer and MIT professor who served as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and was a noted expert in fluid mechanics and aerospace technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Attorney General of the United States
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1870-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-09-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century American politics ⓘ |
| familyName | Cummings ⓘ |
| fullName | Homer Stillé Cummings ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | New Deal era legal policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Homer ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of the U.S. Department of Justice in the 1930s
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role in New Deal legal reforms ⓘ support of expanded federal powers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
federal law
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public law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Connecticut bar ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| notableEvent | service as U.S. Attorney General during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for federal crime legislation in the 1930s
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implementation of New Deal legal policies ⓘ reorganization and modernization of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ support for expanded federal powers during the 1930s ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
political leader ⓘ public official ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1939-01-02 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1933-03-04 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Stamford, Connecticut
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surface form:
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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| positionHeld |
United States Attorney General
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surface form:
Attorney General of the United States
Chair of the Democratic National Committee ⓘ Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ |
| precededBy | William D. Mitchell ⓘ |
| residence |
Stamford, Connecticut
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surface form:
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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| servesUnder |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| succeededBy | Frank Murphy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Stamford, Connecticut
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surface form:
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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Subject: Attorney General Homer Cummings Description of subject: Attorney General Homer Cummings was the U.S. Attorney General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for his role in New Deal legal reforms and support of expanded federal powers during the 1930s.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
real-life prosecutor Homer Cummings (loosely)