Curtis Guild Jr.
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Curtis Guild Jr. was an American politician, diplomat, and newspaper publisher who served as the 43rd Governor of Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Curtis Guild Jr. canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2950396 — 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: Curtis Guild Jr. Context triple: [Forest Hills Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Curtis Guild Jr.]
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A.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
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B.
Sonny Siebert
Sonny Siebert is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his successful career in the 1960s and 1970s, including two All-Star selections and a no-hitter with the Cleveland Indians.
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C.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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D.
Leon Rose
Leon Rose is an American sports executive and former player agent who serves as the president of basketball operations for the New York Knicks in the NBA.
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E.
Curtis Craig
Curtis Craig was the male college student who served as the named plaintiff challenging Oklahoma's gender-based drinking age law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Craig v. Boren.
- 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: Curtis Guild Jr. Target entity description: Curtis Guild Jr. was an American politician, diplomat, and newspaper publisher who served as the 43rd Governor of Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
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A.
Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
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B.
Sonny Siebert
Sonny Siebert is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his successful career in the 1960s and 1970s, including two All-Star selections and a no-hitter with the Cleveland Indians.
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C.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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D.
Leon Rose
Leon Rose is an American sports executive and former player agent who serves as the president of basketball operations for the New York Knicks in the NBA.
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E.
Curtis Craig
Curtis Craig was the male college student who served as the named plaintiff challenging Oklahoma's gender-based drinking age law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Craig v. Boren.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| appointedAs | United States Ambassador to Russia ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
|
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-01-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College
ⓘ
linked to:
Harvard University
Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yankee ⓘ |
| father | Curtis Guild Sr. ⓘ |
| genre | political writing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Progressive-era reforms in Massachusetts
ⓘ
service as Governor of Massachusetts from 1906 to 1909 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Militia Regiment
|
| militaryRank | lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Militia Regiment
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | editor and publisher of the Boston Commercial Bulletin ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ politician ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1909-01-07 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1906-01-04 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 43rd Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| positionHeld | Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| precededBy | William L. Douglas ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| spouse | Elizabeth Burnham Merrill ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ebenezer Sumner Draper ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curtis Guild Jr. Description of subject: Curtis Guild Jr. was an American politician, diplomat, and newspaper publisher who served as the 43rd Governor of Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.