Talk:Coke R. Stevenson

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Namesake
The article asserts:

"His parents named him, not for Governor Richard Coke, but after Methodist bishop Thomas Coke."

But Caro's Means of Ascent claims, to the contrary, that he was named for Governor Richard Coke. (p. 146)

The statement in this article is unsourced. Unless someone can find a source that backs up the bishop as namesake, I'll change it. SS451 (talk) 05:06, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Made the change. SS451 (talk) 21:03, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Editor: Yes, Coke Stevenson was indeed named for Methodist Bishop Thomas Coke. His three brothers were also named for prominent Methodist churchmen--Bascomb, Pierce and Mark Asbury. I know this to be true because I am the daughter of Coke Stevenson.

Jane Stevenson Chandler — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.226.102.62 (talk) 17:40, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

not portrayed as, they were racist
with attitudes that have been portrayed as racist Wouldn't it be less weaselly to just say he was a racist as Caro does? Nitpyck (talk) 01:32, 25 March 2010 (UTC)