Horace Boies
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Horace Boies was an American lawyer and politician who served as a reform-minded Democratic governor of Iowa in the early 1890s.
All labels observed (1)
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| Horace Boies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19371677 — 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: Horace Boies Context triple: [William Larrabee, successor, Horace Boies]
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A.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
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B.
George Horton
George Horton was an English painter associated with the late 19th- and early 20th-century Cullercoats artist colony, known for his coastal and maritime scenes.
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C.
William Smallwood
William Smallwood was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Maryland who served as the state's fourth governor.
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D.
Horace Benbow
Horace Benbow is a morally conflicted, idealistic lawyer who serves as one of the central protagonists in William Faulkner’s novel "Sanctuary."
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E.
George Washington Hockley
George Washington Hockley was a 19th-century Texas military officer and statesman who served as Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
- 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: Horace Boies Target entity description: Horace Boies was an American lawyer and politician who served as a reform-minded Democratic governor of Iowa in the early 1890s.
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A.
William Belton
William Belton was the namesake of the city of Belton in Missouri, United States, likely a locally significant historical figure such as an early settler, landowner, or community leader.
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B.
George Horton
George Horton was an English painter associated with the late 19th- and early 20th-century Cullercoats artist colony, known for his coastal and maritime scenes.
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C.
William Smallwood
William Smallwood was an American Revolutionary War general and early political leader from Maryland who served as the state's fourth governor.
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D.
Horace Benbow
Horace Benbow is a morally conflicted, idealistic lawyer who serves as one of the central protagonists in William Faulkner’s novel "Sanctuary."
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E.
George Washington Hockley
George Washington Hockley was a 19th-century Texas military officer and statesman who served as Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.