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John Sherman

 * ... that when he left the United States Senate in 1897, John Sherman (pictured) had served longer in that body than any other Senator in its history?
 * Reviewed: Beer in San Diego County, California

Created/expanded by Coemgenus (talk). Self nominated at 12:47, 3 September 2013 (UTC).


 * Wow, I did a double take when I saw this because I didn't believe that the John Sherman would be DYK-able. We have to stretch the rules just a little bit (allowing a full week for expansion, rather than just the five business days) and I am A-OK with this, given the magnitude of the effort. Terrific work.
 * The new version of the page is extremely well-sourced and well-Wikified.
 * The hook is interesting, formatted correctly, and can be verified here.
 * I can't verify the book sources, so we'll accept them on good faith. Stretches of the article that I can check against my historical knowledge seem to line up. I think we can take this one on good faith.
 * Symbol confirmed.svg This is just totally awesome work and I recommend we give it top billing by including the photograph with the hook. And it's not every blue moon you hear me say that about a dead white guy. groupuscule (talk) 05:00, 15 September 2013 (UTC)