Cabot family
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The Cabot family is a prominent and historically influential Boston Brahmin family known for its wealth, political power, and role in American commerce and public life.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabot family canonical | 18 |
| Cabot family (Desire Under the Elms) | 1 |
| Cabot family members | 1 |
| Cabot family of Boston | 1 |
| Cabot–Lee family | 1 |
| Stephen Cabot (Cabot family namesake)? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3096859 — 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: Cabot family Context triple: [Sancio Cabot, notableFamily, Cabot family]
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A.
Anderson Cabot family
The Anderson Cabot family is a philanthropic family known for its significant support of marine science and ocean conservation initiatives.
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B.
Nassau family
The Nassau family is a prominent European noble house, most famously associated with the Dutch royal family and the historical rulers of parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
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C.
Winthrop family
The Winthrop family is a prominent New England lineage known for its influential role in early American colonial history and politics.
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D.
Popham family
The Popham family is an English lineage historically associated with landownership, politics, and regional influence, particularly in the counties of Somerset and Hampshire.
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E.
Conestabile family
The Conestabile family was an Italian noble lineage from Perugia known for its patronage of the arts and association with Renaissance masterpieces.
- 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: Cabot family Target entity description: The Cabot family is a prominent and historically influential Boston Brahmin family known for its wealth, political power, and role in American commerce and public life.
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A.
Anderson Cabot family
The Anderson Cabot family is a philanthropic family known for its significant support of marine science and ocean conservation initiatives.
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B.
Nassau family
The Nassau family is a prominent European noble house, most famously associated with the Dutch royal family and the historical rulers of parts of Germany and the Low Countries.
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C.
Winthrop family
The Winthrop family is a prominent New England lineage known for its influential role in early American colonial history and politics.
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D.
Popham family
The Popham family is an English lineage historically associated with landownership, politics, and regional influence, particularly in the counties of Somerset and Hampshire.
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E.
Conestabile family
The Conestabile family was an Italian noble lineage from Perugia known for its patronage of the arts and association with Renaissance masterpieces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
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Boston Brahmin family ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston financial institutions
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Harvard University ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ New England aristocracy ⓘ Yankee elite ⓘ |
| basedIn | Boston ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicOrigin | English American ⓘ |
| family | Cabot family ⓘ |
| hasReputation | old money family ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Federalist politics
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Republican Party politics ⓘ early American mercantile elite ⓘ |
| influenced |
Boston politics
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linked to:
Boston society
New England commerce ⓘ |
| knownFor |
banking
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maritime trade ⓘ political influence ⓘ public service ⓘ railroads ⓘ shipping ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| memberOf | Boston Brahmins ⓘ |
| notableMember |
George Cabot
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Henry Cabot Lodge ⓘ Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. ⓘ Lydia Cabot Perry ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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painter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Federalist Party
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linked to:
Federalists
Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
ⓘ
United States Senator from Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to:
United States Senator
|
| religionTraditionally | Protestantism ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cabot family Description of subject: The Cabot family is a prominent and historically influential Boston Brahmin family known for its wealth, political power, and role in American commerce and public life.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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John
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CVL-28
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