Mayor Richard Hatcher
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Mayor Richard Hatcher was a pioneering African American political leader and longtime mayor of Gary, Indiana, known for his prominent role in the Black political empowerment movement of the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mayor Richard Hatcher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165804 — 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: Mayor Richard Hatcher Context triple: [National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972, keyOrganizer, Mayor Richard Hatcher]
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Mayor Larry Vaughn
Mayor Larry Vaughn is the politically driven town leader in the film "Jaws" who prioritizes Amity Island’s tourism economy over public safety despite a deadly shark threat.
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Mayor Harla Branno
Mayor Harla Branno is a powerful political leader of the First Foundation in Isaac Asimov's science fiction universe, known for her shrewd, pragmatic governance and central role in the novel "Foundation's Edge."
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C.
Howard Cunningham
Howard Cunningham is the affable, old-fashioned Milwaukee hardware store owner and father figure on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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D.
Michael Baca
Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.
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E.
the Mayor
The Mayor is a local political leader in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Devil and Miss Prym," representing authority and the town’s moral and social order amid the story’s ethical dilemmas.
- 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: Mayor Richard Hatcher Target entity description: Mayor Richard Hatcher was a pioneering African American political leader and longtime mayor of Gary, Indiana, known for his prominent role in the Black political empowerment movement of the late 20th century.
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A.
Mayor Larry Vaughn
Mayor Larry Vaughn is the politically driven town leader in the film "Jaws" who prioritizes Amity Island’s tourism economy over public safety despite a deadly shark threat.
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B.
Mayor Harla Branno
Mayor Harla Branno is a powerful political leader of the First Foundation in Isaac Asimov's science fiction universe, known for her shrewd, pragmatic governance and central role in the novel "Foundation's Edge."
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C.
Howard Cunningham
Howard Cunningham is the affable, old-fashioned Milwaukee hardware store owner and father figure on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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D.
Michael Baca
Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.
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E.
the Mayor
The Mayor is a local political leader in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Devil and Miss Prym," representing authority and the town’s moral and social order amid the story’s ethical dilemmas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NAACP awards ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-12-13 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | obituaries in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
ⓘ
Valparaiso University School of Law ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Hatcher ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
ⓘ
local government ⓘ |
| fullName |
Richard Gordon Hatcher
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Hatcher
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| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ragen Hatcher ⓘ |
| hosted | 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for urban policy reform
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support for voting rights and Black political representation ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| movement |
Black political empowerment movement
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first African American mayors of a major U.S. city
ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ leadership in the Black political empowerment movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1987-01-01 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1968-01-01 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1972 National Black Political Convention ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Michigan City, Indiana ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Gary, Indiana ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
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| positionHeld | Mayor of Gary, Indiana ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Gary, Indiana ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruthellyn Hatcher ⓘ |
| workLocation | Gary, Indiana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mayor Richard Hatcher Description of subject: Mayor Richard Hatcher was a pioneering African American political leader and longtime mayor of Gary, Indiana, known for his prominent role in the Black political empowerment movement of the late 20th century.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.