James P. Cannon
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James P. Cannon was an American communist and later Trotskyist leader who co-founded the Socialist Workers Party and became a principal organizer of the U.S. section of the Fourth International.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James P. Cannon canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3074529 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James P. Cannon Context triple: [Fourth International, foundedBy, James P. Cannon]
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A.
William Z. Foster
William Z. Foster was an American labor organizer and prominent leader of the Communist Party USA in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Hugo Horton
Hugo Horton is a sweet-natured but dim-witted parishioner in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for his innocence, loyalty, and awkward romance with Alice Tinker.
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C.
William English Walling
William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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D.
A. J. Muste
A. J. Muste was a prominent 20th-century American clergyman, labor organizer, and pacifist leader known for his influential role in the nonviolent peace and civil rights movements.
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E.
Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas was a prominent American socialist leader, Presbyterian minister, and six-time U.S. presidential candidate known for his advocacy of civil liberties, pacifism, and social justice.
- 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: James P. Cannon Target entity description: James P. Cannon was an American communist and later Trotskyist leader who co-founded the Socialist Workers Party and became a principal organizer of the U.S. section of the Fourth International.
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A.
William Z. Foster
William Z. Foster was an American labor organizer and prominent leader of the Communist Party USA in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Hugo Horton
Hugo Horton is a sweet-natured but dim-witted parishioner in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for his innocence, loyalty, and awkward romance with Alice Tinker.
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C.
William English Walling
William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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D.
A. J. Muste
A. J. Muste was a prominent 20th-century American clergyman, labor organizer, and pacifist leader known for his influential role in the nonviolent peace and civil rights movements.
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E.
Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas was a prominent American socialist leader, Presbyterian minister, and six-time U.S. presidential candidate known for his advocacy of civil liberties, pacifism, and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Trotskyist
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communist ⓘ person ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
independent working-class political action
ⓘ
socialist revolution in the United States ⓘ |
| coFounded | Socialist Workers Party (United States) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-08-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cannon ⓘ |
| fullName | James Patrick Cannon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Trotskyist movement
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Socialist Workers Party (United States) program and strategy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | American labor movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Socialist Workers Party (United States)
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leadership in the American Trotskyist movement ⓘ organizing the U.S. section of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| occupation |
party leader
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| organized |
U.S. section of the Fourth International
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth International
|
| placeOfBirth | Rosedale, Kansas ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Marxism
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Trotskyism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| reasonForExpulsion | support for Leon Trotsky and the Left Opposition ⓘ |
| supported | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| wasActiveIn | 20th-century American politics ⓘ |
| wasExpelledFrom | Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedFor | violation of the Smith Act ⓘ |
| wasLeaderOf |
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
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U.S. section of the Fourth International ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
Industrial Workers of the World ⓘ Socialist Workers Party (United States) ⓘ Workers (Communist) Party of America ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party USA
|
| wrote |
Notebook of an Agitator
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Speeches for Socialism ⓘ The History of American Trotskyism ⓘ The Struggle for a Proletarian Party ⓘ |
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Subject: James P. Cannon Description of subject: James P. Cannon was an American communist and later Trotskyist leader who co-founded the Socialist Workers Party and became a principal organizer of the U.S. section of the Fourth International.
Referenced by (6)
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