Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas D. Keizur


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:55, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Thomas D. Keizur

 * ... that in 1844, Thomas D. Keizur was elected captain of the Oregon Rangers militia company, the first military unit authorized and formed in the Oregon Country?


 * Source: In Carey’s General History of Oregon (p. 542) it says: "The incident (an Indian-settler gun fight that resulted in several deaths) … resulted in the organization of the mounted rifle company known as the Oregon Rangers, of which T. D. Keyser (Keizur) was captain, the officers being duly commissioned by the executive committee of the provisional government. This constituted the first military force ever authorized in the Oregon Country." In Gray’s A History of Oregon it says on p. 571 that the Oregon Rangers were formed on "1844—March 9th…" and then on p. 573 go on to say: "The article of compact allowed the company (the Oregon Rangers) to elect a captain … so the company proceeded, by nomination, to elect their officers, to wit: For captain T. D. Keizer (Keizur) ..."  Note Keizur’s name is often misspelled in historic documents.
 * Reviewed: Washington Public Records Act

Created by Orygun (talk). Self-nominated at 06:07, 10 March 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Sources check out for hook. Article is in very good condition. Meanderingbartender (talk) 17:32, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg you should provide a review that explicitly confirms that the five main DYK criteria have been met. An optional Reviewer's Template is located above the edit window. Yoninah (talk) 23:26, 24 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 22:39, 29 March 2018 (UTC)