Template:Did you know nominations/George Morison Robertson


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

George Morison Robertson

 * ... that during Honolulu's first legislative election, naturalized foreigners George M. Robertson (pictured) and Dr. T. C. B. Rooke defeated other Native Hawaiian contenders despite a native majority in the ballots casted?
 * ALT1:... that George Morison Robertson (pictured), a native of Huntly, settled in Honolulu where another Scottish expatriate, Robert Crichton Wyllie, employed him in the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii?
 * Reviewed: Rise of Macedon

5x expanded by KAVEBEAR (talk). Self-nominated at 20:43, 12 May 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg - Length, Date, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Paywall ref accepted AGF.  Image is PD-old.  I'm not a huge fan of ALT0 as to me it implies misfeasance of some sort or that native Hawaiians would not vote for an immigrant.  ALT 1 approved (I also tweaked ALT 1 per WP:EASTER and for tone.) Mifter (talk) 19:48, 13 May 2017 (UTC)