Neva Egan
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Neva Egan was the First Lady of Alaska as the wife of the state's first governor, William A. Egan, and was known for her active role in Alaska's early political and civic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neva Egan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9183174 — 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: Neva Egan Context triple: [William A. Egan, spouse, Neva Egan]
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A.
Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson was an American character actress known for her work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often appearing in supporting roles in notable Hollywood productions.
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B.
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Caffey is an American musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and a primary songwriter for the pioneering all-female rock band The Go-Go’s.
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C.
Eugenia McMahon
Eugenia McMahon was the wife of prominent American labor leader George Meany.
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D.
Eva Clayton
Eva Clayton is an American politician who became the first African American woman to represent North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1992 to 2003.
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E.
Alyce Mayo
Alyce Mayo is an American actress and former wife of acclaimed actor Peter Falk.
- 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: Neva Egan Target entity description: Neva Egan was the First Lady of Alaska as the wife of the state's first governor, William A. Egan, and was known for her active role in Alaska's early political and civic life.
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A.
Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson was an American character actress known for her work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often appearing in supporting roles in notable Hollywood productions.
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B.
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Caffey is an American musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and a primary songwriter for the pioneering all-female rock band The Go-Go’s.
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C.
Eugenia McMahon
Eugenia McMahon was the wife of prominent American labor leader George Meany.
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D.
Eva Clayton
Eva Clayton is an American politician who became the first African American woman to represent North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1992 to 2003.
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E.
Alyce Mayo
Alyce Mayo is an American actress and former wife of acclaimed actor Peter Falk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Lady
ⓘ
human ⓘ political spouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alaska statehood era
ⓘ
Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
State of Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
|
| child | Dennis Egan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civic activism
ⓘ
political life of Alaska ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelativeInOffice |
Dennis Egan, Alaska State Senator
ⓘ
Dennis Egan, Mayor of Juneau ⓘ |
| hasRole |
civic leader
ⓘ
community volunteer ⓘ political hostess ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engagement with Alaska civic organizations
ⓘ
hosting official functions for the State of Alaska ⓘ supporting her husband's political career ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf | Egan family of Alaska ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Alaska statehood period
ⓘ
early administrations of the State of Alaska ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civic engagement in early State of Alaska
ⓘ
involvement in Alaska political life ⓘ role as First Lady of Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | early political history of Alaska ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of Alaska ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Alaska
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| relative | Dennis Egan ⓘ |
| residence |
Alaska
ⓘ
Juneau, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Juneau
Valdez, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Valdez
|
| spouse | William A. Egan ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | politician ⓘ |
| spouseOfOfficeHolder |
Governor of Alaska
ⓘ
first Governor of the State of Alaska ⓘ |
| spousePositionHeld | Governor of Alaska ⓘ |
| title | First Lady of Alaska ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Alaska Governor's Mansion
ⓘ
Juneau, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Juneau
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neva Egan Description of subject: Neva Egan was the First Lady of Alaska as the wife of the state's first governor, William A. Egan, and was known for her active role in Alaska's early political and civic life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.