United States Department of Commerce and Labor

E15765

former United States federal executive department government ministry

The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a former federal executive department (1903–1913) that combined responsibility for both commercial and labor affairs before being split into separate Commerce and Labor departments.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
United States Department of Commerce and Labor canonical	22
U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor	5
Department of Commerce and Labor	2
Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor	1
U.S. Department of Commerce (historical predecessor context)	1
United States Commissioner of Labor	1
United States Department of Commerce and Labor (through the Bureau of Corporations)	1
United States Department of Labor (predecessor offices)	1
United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85426 — 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: United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Context triple: [United States Department of Labor, precededBy, United States Department of Commerce and Labor]

A. United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.
B. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
C. Women’s Bureau
The Women’s Bureau is a U.S. federal agency that advocates for and researches issues affecting women in the workforce, including pay equity, working conditions, and employment opportunities.
D. Economic Cooperation Administration
The Economic Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency created after World War II to direct and manage American economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe.
E. U.S. General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration is a federal agency that manages government buildings, procurement, and technology services to support the operations of other U.S. government agencies.
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: United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Target entity description: The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a former federal executive department (1903–1913) that combined responsibility for both commercial and labor affairs before being split into separate Commerce and Labor departments.

A. United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor is a federal executive department responsible for promoting the welfare of wage earners, improving working conditions, and overseeing labor-related laws and programs in the United States.
B. U.S. Department of Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal executive department responsible for promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development through policies, data, and support for businesses and innovation.
C. Women’s Bureau
The Women’s Bureau is a U.S. federal agency that advocates for and researches issues affecting women in the workforce, including pay equity, working conditions, and employment opportunities.
D. Economic Cooperation Administration
The Economic Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency created after World War II to direct and manage American economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe.
E. U.S. General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration is a federal agency that manages government buildings, procurement, and technology services to support the operations of other U.S. government agencies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United States federal executive department ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
createdUnder	Theodore Roosevelt administration ⓘ linked to: Theodore Roosevelt
dateEstablished	1903-02-14 ⓘ
dissolvedOn	1913-03-04 ⓘ
endTime	1913 ⓘ
firstOfficeholder	George B. Cortelyou ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
hasCabinetRank	cabinet-level department ⓘ
hasComponent	Bureau of Corporations ⓘ Bureau of Fisheries ⓘ Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization ⓘ linked to: Immigration and Naturalization Service Bureau of Standards ⓘ linked to: National Institute of Standards and Technology Bureau of the Census ⓘ Coast and Geodetic Survey ⓘ linked to: National Geodetic Survey Lighthouse Service ⓘ linked to: United States Lighthouse Service Steamboat Inspection Service ⓘ
hasResponsibility	census administration ⓘ commercial affairs ⓘ corporate regulation ⓘ immigration oversight ⓘ labor affairs ⓘ mediation of labor disputes ⓘ promotion of American commerce ⓘ standards and measurements ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody	Secretary of Commerce and Labor ⓘ linked to: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalStatus	defunct federal agency of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasis	Act of Congress approved February 14, 1903 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
namedAfter	commerce ⓘ labor ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Secretary of Commerce and Labor ⓘ linked to: Secretary of Commerce of the United States
partOf	Cabinet of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	United States Department of the Interior (for some labor and commercial functions) ⓘ linked to: United States Department of the Interior United States Department of the Treasury (for some commercial functions) ⓘ linked to: United States Department of the Treasury
reasonForDissolution	separation of commerce and labor functions into distinct departments ⓘ
replacedBy	United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce United States Department of Labor ⓘ
shortName	Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor
startTime	1903 ⓘ
subordinateTo	President of the United States ⓘ
timePeriod	Progressive Era ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of Labor → precededBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

U.S. Department of Commerce → originalName → Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

United States Secretary of Labor → precededBy → United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

United States Department of Commerce and Labor → shortName → Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Carroll D. Wright → positionHeld → United States Commissioner of Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Carroll D. Wright → employer → United States Department of Labor (predecessor offices) ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Bureau of Fisheries → parentOrganization → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Bureau of Corporations → partOf → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Bureau of Corporations → parentOrganization → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

1910 United States Census → authority → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

William Howard Taft administration → oversawOffice → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Department of Commerce and Labor Act of 1903 → created → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Report on the Petroleum Industry → createdByAgency → U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Report on the American Tobacco Company → createdBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Report on the Beef Industry → producedByAgency → U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Report on the Water-Power Industry → producedBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Report on the Paper Industry → relatedOrganization → U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Report on the Transportation of Petroleum → producedBy → Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Statistical bulletins on corporate capitalization and profits → publisher → U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Reports on industrial combinations in the United States → publisher → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of tariffs to industrial combinations → producedBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the competitive conditions in key commodity markets → administeredBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of state and federal regulation of corporations → producedBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor (through the Bureau of Corporations) ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Reports on the relation of corporate finance to control → producer → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the role of trade associations in industrial combinations → associatedWith → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of banking concentration to industrial concentration → producedBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of state incorporation laws to corporate concentration → producer → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of interlocking directorates to corporate control → hasAuthoringOrganization → U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Reports on the relation of corporate reorganization to competition → producedBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to international trade → producer → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of raw-material control to monopoly power → institutionalAuthor → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of corporate size to market dominance → producedByAgency → U.S. Department of Commerce (historical predecessor context) ⓘ

linked to: United States Department of Commerce and Labor

Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to innovation → producedBy → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to public policy → associatedWith → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

E. Dana Durand → employer → United States Department of Commerce and Labor ⓘ

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