Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Wilson-Fox


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The result was: promoted by Bob Amnertiopsis ∴ChatMe! 14:27, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Henry Wilson-Fox

 * ... that in 1918 British Member of Parliament Henry Wilson-Fox envisioned the "State as an owner of vast herds of cattle overseas"?
 * ALT1:... that in 1912 Henry Wilson-Fox, the manager of the British South Africa Company, suggested that submarines could avoid collisions if they imitated whales?
 * ALT2:... that in 1921 Henry Wilson-Fox was one of a group of British politicians who lobbied Winston Churchill for a "gradual transfer to the overseas dominions" of "millions of our surplus population"?
 * ALT3:... that Henry Wilson-Fox was only 35 years old when he became manager of the British South Africa Company in 1898?
 * ALT4:... that British Member of Parliament Henry Wilson-Fox was manager of the British South Africa Company, famed for fighting wars and manipulating share prices?
 * Reviewed: Uddaraju Ramam and Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self nominated at 23:50, 30 June 2014 (UTC).


 * Oooh, ALT1 definitely. EEng (talk) 02:52, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Date, size, neutrality, hook, refs, all GTG. ALT1 is indeed quite catchy.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 11:06, 7 July 2014 (UTC)