52nd United States Congress
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The 52nd United States Congress was the federal legislative session of the U.S. government that met from 1891 to 1893, enacting laws and overseeing national policy during President Benjamin Harrison’s administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 52nd United States Congress canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5968661 — 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: 52nd United States Congress Context triple: [James S. Sherman, servedIn, 52nd United States Congress]
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51st United States Congress
The 51st United States Congress was the federal legislative body in session from 1889 to 1891 that, under Republican control, passed significant economic and civil rights legislation during Benjamin Harrison’s presidency.
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B.
42nd United States Congress
The 42nd United States Congress was the federal legislative body that met from 1871 to 1873 during the Reconstruction era, notable for advancing civil rights and federal enforcement measures in the post–Civil War South.
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C.
56th United States Congress
The 56th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1899 to 1901, overseeing national lawmaking at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
62nd United States Congress
The 62nd United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1911 to 1913 during the presidency of William Howard Taft, enacting laws in a period marked by the Progressive Era’s reform movements.
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E.
58th United States Congress
The 58th United States Congress was the federal legislative session that met from 1903 to 1905, during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, and enacted laws reflecting the Progressive Era’s early reforms.
- 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: 52nd United States Congress Target entity description: The 52nd United States Congress was the federal legislative session of the U.S. government that met from 1891 to 1893, enacting laws and overseeing national policy during President Benjamin Harrison’s administration.
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A.
51st United States Congress
The 51st United States Congress was the federal legislative body in session from 1889 to 1891 that, under Republican control, passed significant economic and civil rights legislation during Benjamin Harrison’s presidency.
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B.
42nd United States Congress
The 42nd United States Congress was the federal legislative body that met from 1871 to 1873 during the Reconstruction era, notable for advancing civil rights and federal enforcement measures in the post–Civil War South.
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C.
56th United States Congress
The 56th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1899 to 1901, overseeing national lawmaking at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
62nd United States Congress
The 62nd United States Congress was the federal legislature that met from 1911 to 1913 during the presidency of William Howard Taft, enacting laws in a period marked by the Progressive Era’s reform movements.
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E.
58th United States Congress
The 58th United States Congress was the federal legislative session that met from 1903 to 1905, during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, and enacted laws reflecting the Progressive Era’s early reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| adjournedIn | 1893 ⓘ |
| apportionedAccordingTo | Eleventh United States Census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 52 ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedIn | 1891 ⓘ |
| convenesUnder | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endDate | 1893-03-04 ⓘ |
| firstSessionEndDate | 1892-08-05 ⓘ |
| firstSessionStartDate | 1891-12-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 53rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeAuthorityOver |
admission of new states
ⓘ
declaration of war ⓘ federal taxation ⓘ interstate commerce ⓘ regulation of tariffs ⓘ |
| houseMajorityParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNumberedSessionOf | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 52nd term of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislatureFor | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInChamber |
House chamber
ⓘ
Senate chamber ⓘ |
| metDuring |
1890s in the United States
ⓘ
late Gilded Age ⓘ |
| metDuringPresidencyOf | Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSessions | 2 ⓘ |
| oversaw | federal legislation of the United States ⓘ |
| oversawNationalPolicyDuringAdministrationOf | Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| precededBy | 51st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSessionEndDate | 1893-03-03 ⓘ |
| secondSessionStartDate | 1892-12-05 ⓘ |
| senateMajorityParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1891-03-04 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 1891–1893 ⓘ |
| typeOfSession | regular session ⓘ |
| votingSystemForHouse | single-member districts ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSenate | election by state legislatures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 52nd United States Congress Description of subject: The 52nd United States Congress was the federal legislative session of the U.S. government that met from 1891 to 1893, enacting laws and overseeing national policy during President Benjamin Harrison’s administration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.