Joseph Bailey
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Joseph Bailey was a Union Army engineer and officer in the American Civil War best known for devising and overseeing the construction of Bailey’s Dam, which saved a stranded Union fleet during the Red River Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Bailey canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22296800 — 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: Joseph Bailey Context triple: [Red River campaign, engineer, Joseph Bailey]
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A.
William Bailey
William Bailey was an American actor and director active during the silent and early sound film eras.
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B.
Stephen Bayly
Stephen Bayly is a British film producer and director known for his work on independent and period films, including serving as a producer on the 1995 adaptation of "Richard III."
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C.
Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey is an American R&B, soul, and gospel singer, best known as a longtime member and falsetto lead vocalist of the band Earth, Wind & Fire.
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D.
Peter Bailey
Peter Bailey is a key character in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known as George Bailey's principled and compassionate father who runs the Bailey Building and Loan.
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E.
J. A. Bailey
J. A. Bailey was a prominent American circus impresario best known as a co-owner and manager of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, one of the most famous traveling shows of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Joseph Bailey Target entity description: Joseph Bailey was a Union Army engineer and officer in the American Civil War best known for devising and overseeing the construction of Bailey’s Dam, which saved a stranded Union fleet during the Red River Campaign.
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A.
William Bailey
William Bailey was an American actor and director active during the silent and early sound film eras.
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B.
Stephen Bayly
Stephen Bayly is a British film producer and director known for his work on independent and period films, including serving as a producer on the 1995 adaptation of "Richard III."
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C.
Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey is an American R&B, soul, and gospel singer, best known as a longtime member and falsetto lead vocalist of the band Earth, Wind & Fire.
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D.
Peter Bailey
Peter Bailey is a key character in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," known as George Bailey's principled and compassionate father who runs the Bailey Building and Loan.
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E.
J. A. Bailey
J. A. Bailey was a prominent American circus impresario best known as a co-owner and manager of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, one of the most famous traveling shows of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.