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Richard Dewhurst

 * ... that Richard Dewhurst served in the Wisconsin State Assembly for four single discontinuous terms over four different decades (from the 1850s to the 1880s) under four different political party labels (Republican, Union, Liberal Reform and Independent); and was defeated twice when running for election on the ticket of a fifth party, the Democratic?

Created by Orangemike (talk). Self nominated at 20:06, 26 July 2013 (UTC).


 * I can shorten it by removing the specificity (which decades, which parties, a word or two). -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  20:37, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment (not a review): It's not a question if you could shorten the hook, you have to. Currently, it's way too long (343 characters, as apposed to the absolute maximum of 200 characters).--FoxyOrange (talk) 14:29, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Sorry to say this, but this article does not seem to be new enough: It was created on 19 July, and the DYK nomination was filed on 26 July, nearly exactly one week later (and clearly above the five days threshold). It was expanded on 23 July, but this has not resulted in a fivefold expansion of the prose part, either.--FoxyOrange (talk) 19:48, 28 July 2013 (UTC)