Margaret Moffette Lea
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Margaret Moffette Lea was the second wife of Texas statesman Sam Houston and a prominent 19th-century Southern woman known for her influence on his personal life and religious convictions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Moffette Lea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T503036 — 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: Margaret Moffette Lea Context triple: [Sam Houston, spouse, Margaret Moffette Lea]
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A.
Flora Hewlett
Flora Hewlett was a philanthropist whose legacy is honored through the naming of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major charitable organization.
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B.
Elinor Mead
Elinor Mead was an American artist and intellectual known as the wife and close collaborator of novelist and critic William Dean Howells.
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C.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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D.
Margaret Guilfoyle
Margaret Guilfoyle was an Australian politician who served as a pioneering female cabinet minister and influential member of the Liberal Party in the late 20th century.
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E.
Edith Scott Bagley
Edith Scott Bagley was an American educator and the younger sister of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, known for her work in education and support of the civil rights movement.
- 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: Margaret Moffette Lea Target entity description: Margaret Moffette Lea was the second wife of Texas statesman Sam Houston and a prominent 19th-century Southern woman known for her influence on his personal life and religious convictions.
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A.
Flora Hewlett
Flora Hewlett was a philanthropist whose legacy is honored through the naming of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a major charitable organization.
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B.
Elinor Mead
Elinor Mead was an American artist and intellectual known as the wife and close collaborator of novelist and critic William Dean Howells.
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C.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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D.
Margaret Guilfoyle
Margaret Guilfoyle was an Australian politician who served as a pioneering female cabinet minister and influential member of the Liberal Party in the late 20th century.
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E.
Edith Scott Bagley
Edith Scott Bagley was an American educator and the younger sister of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, known for her work in education and support of the civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American woman
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American woman ⓘ human ⓘ spouse of a head of state ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1819-11-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Marion, Alabama ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Independence, Texas ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1867-12-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lea ⓘ |
| father | Temple Lea ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| influenced | Sam Houston’s conversion to Baptist faith ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1840-05-09 ⓘ |
| mother | Nancy Moffette Lea ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Moffette Lea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the second wife of Sam Houston
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influencing Sam Houston’s religious convictions ⓘ role in social and domestic life of Sam Houston ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Independence, Texas ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Huntsville, Texas
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linked to:
Huntsville, Texas, United States
Independence, Texas ⓘ |
| spouse | Sam Houston ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
Governor of Texas
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President of the Republic of Texas ⓘ U.S. Senator from Texas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Moffette Lea Description of subject: Margaret Moffette Lea was the second wife of Texas statesman Sam Houston and a prominent 19th-century Southern woman known for her influence on his personal life and religious convictions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.