Talk:Thomas L. Ashley

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Requested move 11 July 2018

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The result of the move request was: moved as requested per the rationale below. Dekimasu よ! 18:02, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Thomas W. L. Ashley → Thomas L. Ashley – Although the June 2010 obituary of Ashley in his local newspaper The Toledo Blade says he was "known universally as Lud", "Thomas L. Ashley" is the far more common name than "Thomas W.L. Ashley" or the more informal "Lud Ashley" for this former member of the US Congress.

The Washington Post frequently used "Thomas" while reporting about him. Google searches reveal:
 * 39 for "Thomas L. Ashley" site:washingtonpost.com
 * 35 results for "lud ashley" site:washingtonpost.com, many of which use forms such as "Thomas (Lud) Ashley".
 * 9 for "Thomas Ashley" Ohio site:washingtonpost.com
 * 0 for "Thomas W.L. Ashley" site:washingtonpost.com

As for The New York Times:
 * 179 results for "Thomas L. Ashley" site:nytimes.com
 * in contrast to eight for "Lud Ashley" site:nytimes.com

And in general google results:
 * 8,000+ for "Thomas L. Ashley" Congress Ohio
 * 11,000+ for "Thomas Ashley" Congress ohio
 * 1,700+ for "Lud Ashley" Congress Ohio

A search of the Vanderbilt Television News Archive shows only three results for "Lud Ashley" but 36 for "Thomas Ashley."

Bowling Green State University has a collection related to his congressional service titled the Thomas L. Ashley Congressional Papers. Arbor to SJ (talk) 04:11, 11 July 2018 (UTC)


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