Ida Saxton McKinley
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Ida Saxton McKinley was the wife of U.S. President William McKinley and served as First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ida Saxton McKinley canonical | 17 |
| Ida McKinley | 2 |
| Ida McKinley (daughter) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T894887 — 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: Ida Saxton McKinley Context triple: [First Ladies National Historic Site, associatedWith, Ida Saxton McKinley]
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A.
Ruth Cleveland
Ruth Cleveland was the eldest daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who became a popular public figure and namesake for the Baby Ruth candy bar before her early death in childhood.
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B.
Lucy Webb Hayes
Lucy Webb Hayes was the First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881, known for her advocacy of temperance and her active role in social and political life during her husband Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidency.
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C.
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland was the youngest First Lady of the United States, known for her marriage to President Grover Cleveland while he was in office and for her popularity in late 19th-century American society.
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D.
Marion Cleveland
Marion Cleveland was the daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland, known as one of the first children born to a sitting American president in the White House.
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E.
Caroline Harrison
Caroline Harrison was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892, known for her role in modernizing and refurbishing the White House and for her advocacy of arts and education.
- 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: Ida Saxton McKinley Target entity description: Ida Saxton McKinley was the wife of U.S. President William McKinley and served as First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901.
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A.
Ruth Cleveland
Ruth Cleveland was the eldest daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland, who became a popular public figure and namesake for the Baby Ruth candy bar before her early death in childhood.
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B.
Lucy Webb Hayes
Lucy Webb Hayes was the First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881, known for her advocacy of temperance and her active role in social and political life during her husband Rutherford B. Hayes’s presidency.
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C.
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland was the youngest First Lady of the United States, known for her marriage to President Grover Cleveland while he was in office and for her popularity in late 19th-century American society.
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D.
Marion Cleveland
Marion Cleveland was the daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland, known as one of the first children born to a sitting American president in the White House.
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E.
Caroline Harrison
Caroline Harrison was the First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892, known for her role in modernizing and refurbishing the White House and for her advocacy of arts and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Lady of the United States
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | assassination of William McKinley in 1901 ⓘ |
| birthName | Ida Saxton ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
McKinley National Memorial, Canton, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
McKinley National Memorial
|
| causeOfDaughterDeaths | both daughters died in childhood ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | chronic illness and complications ⓘ |
| child |
Ida McKinley (daughter)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ida Saxton McKinley
Katherine McKinley ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1847-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1907-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1871-01-25 ⓘ |
| education |
Mount Union College (informal or special studies)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Union
local schools in Canton, Ohio ⓘ |
| employer | her father’s bank in Canton, Ohio ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901-09-14 ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| familyName |
McKinley
ⓘ
Saxton ⓘ
linked to:
Bancroft
|
| father | James A. Saxton ⓘ |
| givenName | Ida ⓘ |
| healthCondition |
chronic illness
ⓘ
epilepsy ⓘ |
| heritage | American of English and German descent ⓘ |
| house |
Saxton-McKinley House, Canton, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Saxton McKinley House
|
| knownFor |
epileptic seizures
ⓘ
poor health during her tenure as First Lady ⓘ strong dependence on her husband William McKinley ⓘ |
| mother | Katherine DeWalt Saxton ⓘ |
| name | Ida Saxton McKinley ⓘ |
| notableActivity | crocheting slippers for charity ⓘ |
| notableTrait | devotion to her husband despite fragile health ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation | bank clerk ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canton, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton, Ohio
|
| placeOfDeath |
Canton, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton, Ohio
|
| placeOfMarriage |
Canton, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton, Ohio
|
| politicalAffiliation | Republican (through her husband) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | Frances Folsom Cleveland ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Canton, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton, Ohio
White House ⓘ |
| spouse | William McKinley ⓘ |
| spousePosition |
William McKinley, 25th President of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
William McKinley
|
| startTime | 1897-03-04 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Edith Roosevelt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ida Saxton McKinley Description of subject: Ida Saxton McKinley was the wife of U.S. President William McKinley and served as First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ida Saxton McKinley
linked to: Ida Saxton McKinley
linked to: Ida Saxton McKinley
linked to: Ida Saxton McKinley