Harold Ford Jr.

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human lawyer politician television commentator

Harold Ford Jr. is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Tennessee known for his centrist, pro-business views within the Democratic Party.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Harold Ford Jr. canonical	2
Harold Eugene Ford Jr.	1
Harold Ford Sr.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2800140 — 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 Ford Jr.
Context triple: [New Democrat, associatedWithPerson, Harold Ford Jr.]

A. Joseph W. Byrns
Joseph W. Byrns was an American Democratic politician from Tennessee who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1930s.
B. John H. Duncan
John H. Duncan was an American architect best known for designing prominent late-19th-century monuments and public structures, including New York’s Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch.
C. Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty is a Republican politician and former U.S. ambassador to Japan who serves as a United States Senator from Tennessee.
D. Tom Watson
Tom Watson is a central character in the psychological thriller film "The Girl on the Train," depicted as the unfaithful ex-husband whose deceit and manipulation drive much of the story’s suspense and mystery.
E. Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander is an American politician and educator who served as governor of Tennessee, U.S. Secretary of Education, and a long-time U.S. senator.
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 Ford Jr.
Target entity description: Harold Ford Jr. is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Tennessee known for his centrist, pro-business views within the Democratic Party.

A. Joseph W. Byrns
Joseph W. Byrns was an American Democratic politician from Tennessee who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-1930s.
B. John H. Duncan
John H. Duncan was an American architect best known for designing prominent late-19th-century monuments and public structures, including New York’s Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch.
C. Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty is a Republican politician and former U.S. ambassador to Japan who serves as a United States Senator from Tennessee.
D. Tom Watson
Tom Watson is a central character in the psychological thriller film "The Girl on the Train," depicted as the unfaithful ex-husband whose deceit and manipulation drive much of the story’s suspense and mystery.
E. Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander is an American politician and educator who served as governor of Tennessee, U.S. Secretary of Education, and a long-time U.S. senator.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ television commentator ⓘ
candidateInElection	2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1970-05-11 ⓘ
degree	Bachelor of Arts in American history ⓘ Juris Doctor ⓘ
educatedAt	St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ linked to: St. Albans School University of Michigan Law School ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
employer	Fox News Channel ⓘ MSNBC ⓘ Merrill Lynch ⓘ Morgan Stanley ⓘ New York University ⓘ
endTime	2007-01-03 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	African American ⓘ linked to: Black Americans
familyName	Ford ⓘ
father	Harold Ford Sr. ⓘ linked to: Harold Ford Jr.
genre	centrist politics ⓘ
givenName	Harold ⓘ
hasChild	2 (children) ⓘ
languagesSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
name	Harold Eugene Ford Jr. ⓘ linked to: Harold Ford Jr.
notableFor	commentary on U.S. politics and economic policy on television news programs ⓘ service in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007 ⓘ
notableWork	More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education ⓘ
occupation	investment banker ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ television news contributor ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
politicalAlignment	centrist ⓘ pro-business Democrat ⓘ
positionHeld	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th congressional district ⓘ United States representative ⓘ
relative	Ford political family of Tennessee ⓘ
religion	Baptist ⓘ
representedDistrict	Tennessee's 9th congressional district ⓘ
residence	Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ New York City, New York, United States ⓘ linked to: New York City
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Emily Threlkeld ⓘ
startTime	1997-01-03 ⓘ
workLocation	Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ linked to: Washington, D.C.

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Democrat → associatedWithPerson → Harold Ford Jr. ⓘ

Democratic Leadership Council → notableMember → Harold Ford Jr. ⓘ

Harold Ford Jr. → name → Harold Eugene Ford Jr. ⓘ

linked to: Harold Ford Jr.

Harold Ford Jr. → father → Harold Ford Sr. ⓘ