1860 Republican National Convention
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The 1860 Republican National Convention was the party gathering in Chicago where Abraham Lincoln secured the presidential nomination that would propel him to the White House on the eve of the American Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1860 Republican National Convention canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9165618 — 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: 1860 Republican National Convention Context triple: [Edward Bates, candidateIn, 1860 Republican National Convention]
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1880 Republican National Convention
The 1880 Republican National Convention was the party gathering in Chicago where James A. Garfield emerged as a dark-horse presidential nominee after a prolonged deadlock between leading factions.
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1896 Democratic National Convention
The 1896 Democratic National Convention was a pivotal U.S. political gathering in Chicago where the Democratic Party nominated William Jennings Bryan for president and dramatically embraced a pro–silver, anti–gold standard platform.
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1940 Republican National Convention
The 1940 Republican National Convention was the United States Republican Party's presidential nominating convention where Wendell Willkie emerged as the surprise nominee to challenge Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Republican Party formally nominates its presidential and vice-presidential candidates and sets its party platform.
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1856 United States presidential election
The 1856 United States presidential election was a pivotal contest marked by the rise of the Republican Party, the sectional crisis over slavery, and the fragmentation of older parties amid growing tensions that foreshadowed the Civil War.
- 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: 1860 Republican National Convention Target entity description: The 1860 Republican National Convention was the party gathering in Chicago where Abraham Lincoln secured the presidential nomination that would propel him to the White House on the eve of the American Civil War.
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A.
1880 Republican National Convention
The 1880 Republican National Convention was the party gathering in Chicago where James A. Garfield emerged as a dark-horse presidential nominee after a prolonged deadlock between leading factions.
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B.
1896 Democratic National Convention
The 1896 Democratic National Convention was a pivotal U.S. political gathering in Chicago where the Democratic Party nominated William Jennings Bryan for president and dramatically embraced a pro–silver, anti–gold standard platform.
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C.
1940 Republican National Convention
The 1940 Republican National Convention was the United States Republican Party's presidential nominating convention where Wendell Willkie emerged as the surprise nominee to challenge Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Republican Party formally nominates its presidential and vice-presidential candidates and sets its party platform.
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E.
1856 United States presidential election
The 1856 United States presidential election was a pivotal contest marked by the rise of the Republican Party, the sectional crisis over slavery, and the fragmentation of older parties amid growing tensions that foreshadowed the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States political convention ⓘ |
| adopted | 1860 Republican Party platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotsRequiredForPresidentialNomination | 3 ⓘ |
| category |
1860 in American politics
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Political conventions in Chicago ⓘ Republican Party presidential nominating conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| closingDate | 1860-05-18 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| delegatesRepresented | free states and some border states ⓘ |
| endDate | 1860-05-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1864 National Union National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | 1860 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBuildingName | The Wigwam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBuildingType | convention hall ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEvent | nomination of the 1860 Republican presidential ticket ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCandidate |
Edward Bates
NERFINISHED
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Salmon P. Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1860-05-16 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformPosition |
opposition to the expansion of slavery into the territories
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support for a protective tariff ⓘ support for homestead legislation ⓘ support for internal improvements ⓘ |
| politicalContext | sectional crisis over slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1856 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialBallotWinner | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialNominee | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1860 Democratic National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Abraham Lincoln 1860 presidential campaign
NERFINISHED
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Republican ticket of Lincoln–Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
helped propel the Republican Party to national power
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secured Abraham Lincoln’s nomination for President of the United States ⓘ |
| startDate | 1860-05-16 ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Wigwam (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNominee | Hannibal Hamlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1860 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1860 Republican National Convention Description of subject: The 1860 Republican National Convention was the party gathering in Chicago where Abraham Lincoln secured the presidential nomination that would propel him to the White House on the eve of the American Civil War.
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