Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon
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Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon was a prominent early 20th-century Duluth, Minnesota philanthropist and matriarch of the influential Congdon family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon canonical | 6 |
| Clara Hesperia Bannister | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3486718 — 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: Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon Context triple: [Glensheen Historic Estate, originalOwner, Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon]
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A.
Clara Bingham
Clara Bingham is an American journalist, author, and documentary producer known for her investigative work on gender, power, and workplace harassment.
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B.
Caroline Dana Blymyer
Caroline Dana Blymyer was the wife of Charles G. Dawes, the 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize–winning statesman.
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C.
Amabel James
Amabel James is known as the spouse of British businessman and hedge fund manager Tony James.
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D.
Edith Cushing
Edith Cushing is the aspiring young American author and protagonist of Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance film "Crimson Peak," whose curiosity and independence draw her into a haunted English manor filled with dark family secrets.
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E.
Catherine Robbins Lyman
Catherine Robbins Lyman was an American woman of New England background best known as the mother of Sara Ann Delano and thus a maternal ancestor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 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: Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon Target entity description: Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon was a prominent early 20th-century Duluth, Minnesota philanthropist and matriarch of the influential Congdon family.
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A.
Clara Bingham
Clara Bingham is an American journalist, author, and documentary producer known for her investigative work on gender, power, and workplace harassment.
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B.
Caroline Dana Blymyer
Caroline Dana Blymyer was the wife of Charles G. Dawes, the 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize–winning statesman.
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C.
Amabel James
Amabel James is known as the spouse of British businessman and hedge fund manager Tony James.
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D.
Edith Cushing
Edith Cushing is the aspiring young American author and protagonist of Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance film "Crimson Peak," whose curiosity and independence draw her into a haunted English manor filled with dark family secrets.
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E.
Catherine Robbins Lyman
Catherine Robbins Lyman was an American woman of New England background best known as the mother of Sara Ann Delano and thus a maternal ancestor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duluth civic and cultural institutions
ⓘ
Glensheen Historic Estate ⓘ |
| birthName |
Clara Hesperia Bannister
ⓘ
linked to:
Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon
|
| class | upper class ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| familyName | Congdon ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
ⓘ
wife ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | philanthropy ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | charitable giving ⓘ |
| givenName |
Clara
ⓘ
Hesperia ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Duluth’s cultural life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duluth, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Duluth
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| memberOf | Congdon family ⓘ |
| name | Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philanthropy in Duluth, Minnesota
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role as matriarch of the Congdon family ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
civic improvements
ⓘ
education ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Duluth, Minnesota
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linked to:
Duluth
Minnesota ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Duluth–Superior area
ⓘ
linked to:
Duluth–Superior combined statistical area
northern Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Minnesota
|
| religion |
Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| residence |
Duluth, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Duluth
|
| socialRole |
benefactor
ⓘ
community leader ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chester Adgate Congdon
ⓘ
Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| wealthOrigin | iron ore industry fortunes of the Congdon family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon Description of subject: Clara Hesperia Bannister Congdon was a prominent early 20th-century Duluth, Minnesota philanthropist and matriarch of the influential Congdon family.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.