Talk:Alex J. Groesbeck

Charles G. Groesbeck as nephew?
The political graveyard identifies Charles as a nephew of Alexander, but contemporaneous sources identify Charles father as Louis Groesbeck--it is impossible to say without further research if it is the same Louis Groesbeck as the father of Alex. I removed a line the line below pending some more conclusive evidence. older ≠ wiser 13:46, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

"He was the nephew of Charles G. Groesbeck, a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from Macomb County 2nd District, 1863-1864."

OK, I completely misread what I wrote last night -- PG claims Alex is the nephew of Charles (not that Charles is nephew of Alex). Nonetheless, there are contemporaneous sources saying Charles father was named Louis, which could certainly be possible that were Alex's grandfather. older ≠ wiser 13:50, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

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Removal of a portion of a sentence in the article
Just to let everyone know, I removed a portion of a sentence that stated that the Ku Klux Klan shared the same viewpoint regarding public schooling as Groesbeck. I read the article it cited to support that statement, and the article stated the exact opposite. So I deleted the end of that particular sentence because it simply was untrue. I tried to explain why I did this in the "reason field", but there's a character cap on that field, so I'm explaining my reason here. :o) Adrienne (talk) 13:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I rewrote it to correct the inadvertent misstatement. Good catch.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 13:57, 23 November 2008 (UTC) Stan

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Move to Alex J. Groesbeck. Orlady (talk) 03:07, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Alex Groesbeck → — To use the correct, more formal name than the colloquial "Alex". Supported by Michigan governmental document FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN as PDF. And yes, while the photo of his tombstone File:Groesbeck grave.jpg appears to say "Alex" is actually reads "Alex-period" which is an abbreviation. &mdash; MrDolomite • Talk 11:53, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose suggested title but support move to the redirect at Alex J. Groesbeck. We don't care what his official or formal name was. See WP:UCN, WP:OFFICIALNAMES and WP:OFFICIAL. We do care what the common name is though, and searching the current name and "attorney general" to remove false positives, as well as various combinations suggests that Alex J. Groesbeck is the common name used in reliable English language sources by a wide margin. Google book results:
 * "Alexander Joseph Groesbeck" "attorney general"=3;
 * "Alexander Groesbeck" "attorney general"=16;
 * "Alex Groesbeck" "attorney general"=68;
 * "Alexander J. Groesbeck" "attorney general"=196;
 * Alex J. Groesbeck "attorney general"=1,130.
 * A search of The New York Times archive resturns a similar disparity favoring Alex J. Groesbeck.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 01:27, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It was probably like Bill Clinton for William Jefferson Clinton. You could google the results for Governor, too.  Moving this to the latest proposal does not offend me, and I support the change.  7&amp;6=thirteen (talk) 16:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC) Stan


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