Ida Saxton
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Ida Saxton was an American First Lady who was married to President William McKinley and known for her fragile health and influence within his administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ida Saxton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6735355 — 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: Ida Saxton Context triple: [Ida Saxton McKinley, birthName, Ida Saxton]
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A.
Ida Alice Shourds
Ida Alice Shourds was the second wife of American industrialist and railroad magnate Henry Flagler, whose troubled marriage and eventual institutionalization became a notable episode in his personal life.
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B.
Ida Scott
Ida Scott is a character in James Baldwin's novel "Another Country," which explores complex themes of race, sexuality, and identity in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
Ida Magnus
Ida Magnus was the wife of Paul Julius Reuter, the German-born founder of the Reuters news agency.
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D.
Ida Arnold
Ida Arnold is a determined, morally driven woman in the 1947 film "Brighton Rock" who doggedly investigates a murder and serves as the story’s main force for justice.
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E.
Ida Langdon
Ida Langdon was an American scholar and writer best known for her work on the life and writings of her uncle, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
- 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: Ida Saxton Target entity description: Ida Saxton was an American First Lady who was married to President William McKinley and known for her fragile health and influence within his administration.
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A.
Ida Alice Shourds
Ida Alice Shourds was the second wife of American industrialist and railroad magnate Henry Flagler, whose troubled marriage and eventual institutionalization became a notable episode in his personal life.
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B.
Ida Scott
Ida Scott is a character in James Baldwin's novel "Another Country," which explores complex themes of race, sexuality, and identity in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
Ida Magnus
Ida Magnus was the wife of Paul Julius Reuter, the German-born founder of the Reuters news agency.
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D.
Ida Arnold
Ida Arnold is a determined, morally driven woman in the 1947 film "Brighton Rock" who doggedly investigates a murder and serves as the story’s main force for justice.
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E.
Ida Langdon
Ida Langdon was an American scholar and writer best known for her work on the life and writings of her uncle, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Lady of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
McKinley administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White House social life at the turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1847-06-08 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | McKinley National Memorial, Canton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ida McKinley (daughter)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katherine McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1907-05-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | local schools in Canton, Ohio ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901-09-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Saxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James A. Saxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | social and political hostessing ⓘ |
| givenName | Ida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| householdRole | White House hostess ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being First Lady of the United States
ⓘ
fragile health ⓘ influence on President William McKinley ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Canton, Ohio, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1871-01-25 ⓘ |
| medicalCondition |
chronic ill health
ⓘ
epilepsy ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| mother | Katherine DeWalt Saxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Ida Saxton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ida Saxton McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as First Lady during the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork | social leadership as First Lady during the McKinley administration ⓘ |
| occupation | bank clerk ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Canton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Canton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Frances Folsom Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Canton, Ohio, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
White House ⓘ |
| spouse | William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spousePositionHeld | 25th President of the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1897-03-04 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Edith Kermit Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt | her father’s bank in Canton, Ohio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ida Saxton Description of subject: Ida Saxton was an American First Lady who was married to President William McKinley and known for her fragile health and influence within his administration.
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