Robert Latham Owen
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Robert Latham Owen was an American Democratic senator from Oklahoma and a key Progressive Era reformer who helped shape U.S. financial policy in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Latham Owen canonical | 5 |
| Robert L. Owen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T374842 — 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: Robert Latham Owen Context triple: [Federal Reserve Act of 1913, sponsor, Robert Latham Owen]
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A.
Thomas Owen
Thomas Owen was the father of renowned World War I poet Wilfred Owen and a significant figure in his early family life and upbringing.
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B.
John Watts
John Watts was an 18th-century London printer and publisher known for producing notable literary and theatrical works.
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C.
John L. Lumley
John L. Lumley was a prominent American fluid dynamicist known for his pioneering contributions to the understanding and modeling of turbulence.
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D.
Julius Lankershim
Julius Lankershim was a prominent 19th-century Los Angeles landowner and developer whose holdings and influence helped shape early Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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E.
Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson was a British character actor known for his dignified, often aristocratic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Robert Latham Owen Target entity description: Robert Latham Owen was an American Democratic senator from Oklahoma and a key Progressive Era reformer who helped shape U.S. financial policy in the early 20th century.
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A.
Thomas Owen
Thomas Owen was the father of renowned World War I poet Wilfred Owen and a significant figure in his early family life and upbringing.
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B.
John Watts
John Watts was an 18th-century London printer and publisher known for producing notable literary and theatrical works.
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C.
John L. Lumley
John L. Lumley was a prominent American fluid dynamicist known for his pioneering contributions to the understanding and modeling of turbulence.
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D.
Julius Lankershim
Julius Lankershim was a prominent 19th-century Los Angeles landowner and developer whose holdings and influence helped shape early Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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E.
Henry Stephenson
Henry Stephenson was a British character actor known for his dignified, often aristocratic roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Progressive Era reformer
ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater regulation of Wall Street
ⓘ
public control of credit ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| chairpersonOf | Senate Committee on Banking and Currency ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf |
Federal Reserve Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
|
| coFounded | First National Bank of Muskogee ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1856-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-07-19 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
ⓘ
Encyclopædia Britannica ⓘ
linked to:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
|
| educatedAt |
Washington and Lee University
ⓘ
Washington and Lee University School of Law ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1907 United States Senate elections ⓘ |
| endTime | 1925-03-04 ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cherokee Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
|
| familyName | Owen ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| heritage | part-Cherokee descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Progressive Era financial reforms
ⓘ
helping create the Federal Reserve System ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Federal Reserve Act: Its Origin and Principles
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
|
| occupation |
banker
ⓘ
educator ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposed | U.S. entry into the League of Nations in its proposed form ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| playedAGameRoleIn | statehood movement for Oklahoma ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States senator
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Senator
United States senator from Oklahoma ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| represents | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| residence |
Muskogee, Indian Territory
ⓘ
linked to:
Muskogee
Oklahoma ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sponsored |
Federal Reserve Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
|
| startTime | 1907-11-16 ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInTheSenate | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| supported |
antitrust legislation
ⓘ
banking reform ⓘ direct election of U.S. senators ⓘ income tax reform ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSSenatorFromOklahoma | 1925 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSSenatorFromOklahoma | 1907 ⓘ |
| wasAdmittedToTheBar |
Indian Territory
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| wasPresidentOf | First National Bank of Muskogee ⓘ |
| workedAs | Indian agent for the Five Civilized Tribes ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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