David McReynolds
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David McReynolds was an American socialist activist and pacifist known for his leadership in the War Resisters League and his historic presidential runs on the Socialist Party USA ticket.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David McReynolds canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8250346 — 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)
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Target entity: David McReynolds Context triple: [McReynolds, hasNotableBearer, David McReynolds]
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A.
Pare Lorentz
Pare Lorentz was an American filmmaker and critic best known for his New Deal–era documentary films that combined strong social commentary with innovative cinematic techniques.
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B.
Nat Fleischer
Nat Fleischer was an American boxing writer and historian best known as the founder and long-time editor of The Ring magazine.
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C.
Will Geer
Will Geer was an American actor best known for his role as Grandpa Zebulon Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
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D.
Lee Flaherty
Lee Flaherty is an American businessman and race organizer best known for creating and launching the Chicago Marathon in the 1970s.
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E.
Fred Done
Fred Done is a British businessman and bookmaker best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Betfred betting empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David McReynolds Target entity description: David McReynolds was an American socialist activist and pacifist known for his leadership in the War Resisters League and his historic presidential runs on the Socialist Party USA ticket.
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A.
Pare Lorentz
Pare Lorentz was an American filmmaker and critic best known for his New Deal–era documentary films that combined strong social commentary with innovative cinematic techniques.
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B.
Nat Fleischer
Nat Fleischer was an American boxing writer and historian best known as the founder and long-time editor of The Ring magazine.
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C.
Will Geer
Will Geer was an American actor best known for his role as Grandpa Zebulon Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
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D.
Lee Flaherty
Lee Flaherty is an American businessman and race organizer best known for creating and launching the Chicago Marathon in the 1970s.
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E.
Fred Done
Fred Done is a British businessman and bookmaker best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Betfred betting empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ pacifist ⓘ political activist ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
LGBT rights
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conscientious objection ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ nuclear disarmament ⓘ |
| alsoRanForOffice |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateOf | Socialist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a fall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-10-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-08-17 ⓘ |
| education | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| election |
1980 United States presidential election
NERFINISHED
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2000 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McReynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
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peace movement ⓘ socialist politics ⓘ |
| fullName | David Ernest McReynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the first openly gay candidates for U.S. president ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Socialist Party USA
NERFINISHED
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War Resisters League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-war activism
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leadership in the War Resisters League ⓘ pacifism ⓘ presidential campaigns for Socialist Party USA ⓘ socialist activism ⓘ |
| opposed |
Cold War militarism
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ capital punishment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalIdeology |
democratic socialism
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pacifism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Executive Secretary of the War Resisters League
NERFINISHED
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National Secretary of the Socialist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
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Instruction
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