Society of St. Tammany
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The Society of St. Tammany was an early New York City fraternal and political organization that evolved into the powerful Democratic Party machine later known as Tammany Hall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Society of St. Tammany canonical | 2 |
| Tammany societies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1552485 — 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: Society of St. Tammany Context triple: [Tammany Hall, foundedAs, Society of St. Tammany]
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A.
Vieux Carré Commission
The Vieux Carré Commission is a preservation agency in New Orleans responsible for protecting the historic architecture and character of the French Quarter.
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B.
Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.
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C.
United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a hereditary Southern women’s organization founded in the late 19th century that has been influential in shaping public memory of the American Civil War, including through monuments, textbooks, and advocacy that romanticized the Confederacy.
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D.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and supporting the music, culture, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana.
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E.
Montgomery Improvement Association
The Montgomery Improvement Association was a civil rights organization formed in 1955 to coordinate the Montgomery bus boycott and became a key early leadership hub for the modern Civil Rights Movement under Martin Luther King Jr.
- 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: Society of St. Tammany Target entity description: The Society of St. Tammany was an early New York City fraternal and political organization that evolved into the powerful Democratic Party machine later known as Tammany Hall.
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A.
Vieux Carré Commission
The Vieux Carré Commission is a preservation agency in New Orleans responsible for protecting the historic architecture and character of the French Quarter.
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B.
Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary organization founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolution.
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C.
United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a hereditary Southern women’s organization founded in the late 19th century that has been influential in shaping public memory of the American Civil War, including through monuments, textbooks, and advocacy that romanticized the Confederacy.
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D.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and supporting the music, culture, and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana.
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E.
Montgomery Improvement Association
The Montgomery Improvement Association was a civil rights organization formed in 1955 to coordinate the Montgomery bus boycott and became a key early leadership hub for the modern Civil Rights Movement under Martin Luther King Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party machine
ⓘ
fraternal organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish American voters
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immigrant communities in New York City ⓘ political corruption ⓘ political reform movements opposing it ⓘ |
| basedOn | fraternal lodge model ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Tammany Hall political machine
ⓘ
linked to:
Tammany Hall
|
| fieldOfWork |
electioneering
ⓘ
local politics ⓘ party organization ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| governed | New York City Democratic Party organization ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Columbian Order
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Tammany Hall ⓘ Tammany Society ⓘ
linked to:
Tammany Hall
|
| hasCharacteristic |
ethnic-based political mobilization
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patronage system ⓘ political bossism ⓘ urban machine politics ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Manhattan, New York City ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasReligion | nominally secular ⓘ |
| hasType |
secretive political society
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urban party machine ⓘ |
| influenced |
Democratic Party politics
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New York City politics ⓘ urban political machines in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Tammany
ⓘ
Tamanend ⓘ |
| notableFor |
control of New York City Democratic Party
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influence over municipal patronage ⓘ role in 19th-century American urban politics ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Republican Party in New York City
ⓘ
good-government reformers ⓘ reform Democrats ⓘ |
| organizedAs | ward-based political structure ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Jacksonian democracy ⓘ
linked to:
Jacksonian era
|
| usedSymbol |
Native American imagery
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Tammany tiger ⓘ wigwam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Society of St. Tammany Description of subject: The Society of St. Tammany was an early New York City fraternal and political organization that evolved into the powerful Democratic Party machine later known as Tammany Hall.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Society of St. Tammany