Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
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The Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury was the chief financial officer of the Confederate government, responsible for managing its fiscal policy, revenue, and wartime economic measures during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884579 — 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: Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury Context triple: [Confederate States Cabinet, hasPart, Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury]
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A.
Confederate States Secretary of War
The Confederate States Secretary of War was the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army and military affairs during the American Civil War.
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B.
Superintendent of Finance of the United States
The Superintendent of Finance of the United States was the chief financial officer of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, responsible for managing the nation’s finances and stabilizing its wartime economy.
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C.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury is a senior U.S. Department of the Treasury official responsible for overseeing major policy areas and advising the Secretary on specialized financial, economic, or tax matters.
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D.
Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
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E.
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
- 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: Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury Target entity description: The Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury was the chief financial officer of the Confederate government, responsible for managing its fiscal policy, revenue, and wartime economic measures during the American Civil War.
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A.
Confederate States Secretary of War
The Confederate States Secretary of War was the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army and military affairs during the American Civil War.
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B.
Superintendent of Finance of the United States
The Superintendent of Finance of the United States was the chief financial officer of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution, responsible for managing the nation’s finances and stabilizing its wartime economy.
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C.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury is a senior U.S. Department of the Treasury official responsible for overseeing major policy areas and advising the Secretary on specialized financial, economic, or tax matters.
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D.
Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
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E.
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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government office ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent | secession of Southern states ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President of the Confederate States
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linked to:
Jefferson Davis
|
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1865 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiscal policy
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public finance ⓘ taxation ⓘ war finance ⓘ |
| followedBy | no direct successor (Confederate government collapsed) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Confederate Treasury Department
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linked to:
Confederate States Treasury
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| headOfGovernmentBody |
Confederate Treasury Department
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linked to:
Confederate States Treasury
|
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1861 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Confederate cabinet
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States Cabinet
|
| officeCreatedBy |
Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States
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Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Christopher Memminger
ⓘ
George Alfred Trenholm ⓘ John H. Reagan ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Confederate bond issues
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Confederate tax-in-kind system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cabinet of the Confederate States of America
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linked to:
Confederate States Cabinet
Confederate States government ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
|
| positionHeldBy |
Christopher Memminger
ⓘ
George Alfred Trenholm ⓘ John H. Reagan ⓘ |
| precededBy |
United States Secretary of the Treasury (for seceding states)
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linked to:
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
|
| reportsTo |
President of the Confederate States
ⓘ
linked to:
Jefferson Davis
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| residence | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
designing wartime economic measures
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funding Confederate military operations ⓘ issuing Confederate currency ⓘ managing Confederate government expenditures ⓘ managing Confederate government revenues ⓘ managing public debt of the Confederacy ⓘ overseeing customs and tariffs ⓘ supervising tax collection ⓘ |
| used | Confederate States dollar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury Description of subject: The Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury was the chief financial officer of the Confederate government, responsible for managing its fiscal policy, revenue, and wartime economic measures during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
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precededBy
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United States Secretary of the Treasury (for seceding states)
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linked to: Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
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contemporaneousWith
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Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury
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