Donald M. Payne Sr.
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Donald M. Payne Sr. was a long-serving U.S. Representative from New Jersey and the first African American elected to Congress from that state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donald M. Payne Sr. canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10144700 — 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: Donald M. Payne Sr. Context triple: [Donald M. Payne Jr., father, Donald M. Payne Sr.]
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Donald M. Payne Jr.
Donald M. Payne Jr. is an American Democratic politician who has served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, succeeding his late father, Donald M. Payne Sr.
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B.
Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown is an American politician and lawyer who has served as Maryland’s attorney general and previously as the state’s lieutenant governor and a U.S. congressman.
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C.
Ron Sims
Ron Sims is an American politician and public administrator who served as the longtime King County Executive in Washington State and later as a deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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D.
Charles Diggs
Charles Diggs was an influential African American U.S. Congressman from Michigan who became a leading advocate for civil rights and Black political representation.
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E.
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. was a prominent American lawyer, civil rights advocate, and public official who served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford.
- 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: Donald M. Payne Sr. Target entity description: Donald M. Payne Sr. was a long-serving U.S. Representative from New Jersey and the first African American elected to Congress from that state.
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A.
Donald M. Payne Jr.
Donald M. Payne Jr. is an American Democratic politician who has served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, succeeding his late father, Donald M. Payne Sr.
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B.
Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown is an American politician and lawyer who has served as Maryland’s attorney general and previously as the state’s lieutenant governor and a U.S. congressman.
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C.
Ron Sims
Ron Sims is an American politician and public administrator who served as the longtime King County Executive in Washington State and later as a deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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D.
Charles Diggs
Charles Diggs was an influential African American U.S. Congressman from Michigan who became a leading advocate for civil rights and Black political representation.
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E.
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. was a prominent American lawyer, civil rights advocate, and public official who served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Gerald Ford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | colon cancer ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Donald M. Payne Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeMembership |
United States House Committee on Education and Labor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-07-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-03-06 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
United States Congress Biographical Directory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
obituaries in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Barringer High School
NERFINISHED
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Seton Hall University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1988 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| employer | Prudential Insurance Company of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2012-03-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Donald Milford Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology named in his honor
NERFINISHED
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Donald M. Payne, Sr. Global Foundation named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| notableAchievement | first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy on African affairs and human rights
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support for education and Head Start programs ⓘ support for sanctions against apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| occupation |
insurance executive
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| officeContested | Mayor of Newark, New Jersey ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th congressional district
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United States representative ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Donald M. Payne Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Peter W. Rodino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | William D. Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1989-01-03 ⓘ |
| wasCandidateIn |
1970 Newark mayoral election
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1974 Newark mayoral election ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donald M. Payne Sr. Description of subject: Donald M. Payne Sr. was a long-serving U.S. Representative from New Jersey and the first African American elected to Congress from that state.
Referenced by (2)
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