William Gibbs McAdoo
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William Gibbs McAdoo was an American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson and played a key role in financing World War I and developing the modern Federal Reserve system.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Gibbs McAdoo canonical | 14 |
| Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo | 1 |
| William G. McAdoo | 1 |
| William Gibbs McAdoo Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1022831 — 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: William Gibbs McAdoo Context triple: [United States Railroad Administration, headOfGovernment, William Gibbs McAdoo]
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A.
Averell Harriman
Averell Harriman was an influential American diplomat, businessman, and politician who served as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union and Britain, Secretary of Commerce, and governor of New York.
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B.
Elihu Root
Elihu Root was an American lawyer, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize–winning former U.S. Secretary of State and War known for his influential role in shaping early 20th-century American foreign policy.
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C.
Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson was an influential American statesman who served in key cabinet roles under multiple presidents and helped direct U.S. military and foreign policy during both World Wars.
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D.
Bernard M. Baruch
Bernard M. Baruch was an influential American financier and presidential adviser who became a prominent statesman and economic mobilization leader during World War I and World War II.
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E.
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Henry Morgenthau Jr. was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for financing the New Deal and World War II and for his prominent role in shaping wartime economic and refugee policies.
- 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: William Gibbs McAdoo Target entity description: William Gibbs McAdoo was an American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson and played a key role in financing World War I and developing the modern Federal Reserve system.
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A.
Averell Harriman
Averell Harriman was an influential American diplomat, businessman, and politician who served as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union and Britain, Secretary of Commerce, and governor of New York.
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B.
Elihu Root
Elihu Root was an American lawyer, statesman, and Nobel Peace Prize–winning former U.S. Secretary of State and War known for his influential role in shaping early 20th-century American foreign policy.
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C.
Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson was an influential American statesman who served in key cabinet roles under multiple presidents and helped direct U.S. military and foreign policy during both World Wars.
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D.
Bernard M. Baruch
Bernard M. Baruch was an influential American financier and presidential adviser who became a prominent statesman and economic mobilization leader during World War I and World War II.
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E.
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Henry Morgenthau Jr. was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for financing the New Deal and World War II and for his prominent role in shaping wartime economic and refugee policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Secretary of the Treasury
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| candidateIn |
1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries
ⓘ
1924 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1863-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-02-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
| electedIn | 1932 United States Senate election in California ⓘ |
| endTime |
1918-01-11 (as Director General of Railroads)
ⓘ
1918-12-15 (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) ⓘ 1939-11-08 (as U.S. Senator from California) ⓘ |
| familyName |
McAdoo
ⓘ
linked to:
Bob McAdoo
|
| father |
William Gibbs McAdoo Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
William Gibbs McAdoo
|
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Gibbs ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Faith Floyd ⓘ |
| notableProject | Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (Hudson River tunnels) financing ⓘ |
| notableRole | Director General of Railroads (United States) during World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork |
creation of the War Finance Corporation
ⓘ
leadership in financing U.S. participation in World War I ⓘ oversight of Liberty Bond campaigns ⓘ reorganization and development of the Federal Reserve System ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Marietta, Georgia, United States
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linked to:
Marietta, Georgia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| positionHeld |
United States Secretary of the Treasury
ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Senator ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| represented | California in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Doris Cross
ⓘ
Eleanor Randolph Wilson ⓘ Sarah Hazelhurst Fleming ⓘ |
| startTime |
1913-03-06 (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury)
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1917-12-28 (as Director General of Railroads) ⓘ 1933-03-04 (as U.S. Senator from California) ⓘ |
| workedAs | corporate lawyer in New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Gibbs McAdoo Description of subject: William Gibbs McAdoo was an American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson and played a key role in financing World War I and developing the modern Federal Reserve system.
Referenced by (17)
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