Carmine DeSapio
E219806
Carmine DeSapio was a mid-20th-century New York political boss and the last powerful leader of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carmine DeSapio canonical | 3 |
| Carmine Gerard DeSapio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1552507 — 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: Carmine DeSapio Context triple: [Tammany Hall, associatedWith, Carmine DeSapio]
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A.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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B.
Salvatore Totino
Salvatore Totino is an American cinematographer known for his work on major Hollywood films, including collaborations with director Ron Howard on projects such as "The Da Vinci Code."
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C.
Dominick Pangallo
Dominick Pangallo is an American politician serving as the mayor of Salem, Massachusetts.
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D.
Tito Burns
Tito Burns was a British accordionist-turned-music manager and agent who became a prominent figure in the UK entertainment industry from the 1950s onward.
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E.
Gino Marchetti
Gino Marchetti was a legendary American football defensive end, renowned for his dominant play with the Baltimore Colts and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- 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: Carmine DeSapio Target entity description: Carmine DeSapio was a mid-20th-century New York political boss and the last powerful leader of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
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A.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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B.
Salvatore Totino
Salvatore Totino is an American cinematographer known for his work on major Hollywood films, including collaborations with director Ron Howard on projects such as "The Da Vinci Code."
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C.
Dominick Pangallo
Dominick Pangallo is an American politician serving as the mayor of Salem, Massachusetts.
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D.
Tito Burns
Tito Burns was a British accordionist-turned-music manager and agent who became a prominent figure in the UK entertainment industry from the 1950s onward.
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E.
Gino Marchetti
Gino Marchetti was a legendary American football defensive end, renowned for his dominant play with the Baltimore Colts and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Democratic Party politician ⓘ person ⓘ political boss ⓘ |
| activeIn |
New York City politics
ⓘ
mid-20th-century American politics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York County Democratic organization
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Democratic Party organization
Tammany Hall ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-12-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| convictionPenalty | prison sentence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalConviction | federal corruption charges ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2004-07-27 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | DeSapio ⓘ |
| fullName |
Carmine Gerard DeSapio
ⓘ
linked to:
Carmine DeSapio
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Carmine ⓘ |
| influenced | New York City Democratic Party organization ⓘ |
| knownAs |
last boss of Tammany Hall
ⓘ
last powerful Tammany Hall leader ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defeat in 1961 Democratic primary for New York City Council
ⓘ
downfall of Tammany Hall machine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Tammany Hall
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modernizing image of Tammany Hall while retaining machine control ⓘ |
| officeEnd | New York Secretary of State, 1959 ⓘ |
| officeStart | New York Secretary of State, 1955 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Eleanor Roosevelt
ⓘ
Reform Democrats in New York City ⓘ
linked to:
New York City politics
Reform movement against Tammany Hall ⓘ |
| parentalOrigin | Italian immigrants ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | urban machine politics ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
New York Secretary of State
ⓘ
chair of the New York County Democratic Committee ⓘ leader of Tammany Hall ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Greenwich Village ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Carmine DeSapio