Harold Washington
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Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death in 1987 and known for his reformist and coalition-building politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Washington canonical | 18 |
| Harold Washington, former mayor of Chicago | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1972437 — 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: Harold Washington Context triple: [Washington, hasNotableBearer, Harold Washington]
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A.
Richard J. Daley
Richard J. Daley was the powerful mid-20th-century mayor of Chicago and a dominant Democratic political boss known for his control of the city’s political machine and resistance to civil rights activism.
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B.
William Howard Thompson
William Howard Thompson was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas in the early 20th century.
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C.
Richard M. Daley (as Mayor of Chicago)
Richard M. Daley was the long-serving Mayor of Chicago, known for his influential tenure from 1989 to 2011 that reshaped the city’s politics and urban landscape.
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D.
William M. Daley
William M. Daley is an American lawyer, businessman, and Democratic politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and White House Chief of Staff.
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E.
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the long-time governor of Illinois and later sat on the 9/11 Commission.
- 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: Harold Washington Target entity description: Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death in 1987 and known for his reformist and coalition-building politics.
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A.
Richard J. Daley
Richard J. Daley was the powerful mid-20th-century mayor of Chicago and a dominant Democratic political boss known for his control of the city’s political machine and resistance to civil rights activism.
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B.
William Howard Thompson
William Howard Thompson was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas in the early 20th century.
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C.
Richard M. Daley (as Mayor of Chicago)
Richard M. Daley was the long-serving Mayor of Chicago, known for his influential tenure from 1989 to 2011 that reshaped the city’s politics and urban landscape.
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D.
William M. Daley
William M. Daley is an American lawyer, businessman, and Democratic politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and White House Chief of Staff.
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E.
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the long-time governor of Illinois and later sat on the 9/11 Commission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-11-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
DuSable High School
ⓘ
Northwestern University School of Law ⓘ Roosevelt University ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict |
Illinois's 1st congressional district
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois 1st congressional district
|
| endTime |
1983-04-30
ⓘ
1987-11-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Washington ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Harold Washington College named in his honor
ⓘ
Harold Washington Library Center named in his honor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building multiracial political coalitions
ⓘ
challenging Chicago political machine ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| movement | Chicago reform politics ⓘ |
| name | Harold Washington ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American mayor of Chicago
ⓘ
coalition-building politics ⓘ reformist politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Mayor of Chicago
ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Chicago
ⓘ
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the Illinois State Senate ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1981-01-03
ⓘ
1983-04-29 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Washington Description of subject: Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death in 1987 and known for his reformist and coalition-building politics.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
subject linked to:
Illinois 1st congressional district
linked to: Harold Washington
subject linked to:
Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States