Template:Did you know nominations/Walter Jones (Irish politician)


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The result was: promoted by Montanabw (talk) 22:24, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Walter Jones (Irish politician)

 * ... that the ruin of the family home of Irish politician Walter Jones was the setting for Anthony Trollope's novel The Macdermots of Ballycloran?
 * ALT1:... that in 1809 the Irish politician Walter Jones resigned his seat in Parliament to make way for his uncle's illegitimate son?
 * ALT2:... that the Sheriff of Leitrim in 1795–6 was Walter Jones, whose family held the post more than ten times?
 * Reviewed: Harlon Carter

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self nominated at 00:57, 8 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg The article is new and long enough, uses in-line citations and appears neutral. Spot-checking reveals no problems with unduly close paraphrasing, copyright violations or plagiarism.   All three hooks are short enough, interesting (alt 1 best in my opinion) and verified with in-line citations to reliable sources, although of the sources requires a subscription, and AGF applies to that one.  QPQ fulfilled.  Cbl62 (talk) 22:22, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Cbl62. I'd be happy with any of the hooks, but I would probably rank them in descending order as listed.  The illegitimate-nephew angle has a legitimate place as a reflection of the social mores of the time, but it is a little tabloid. OTOH, the main hook plugs into a v popular 19th-century novelist, whose works are still widely-read and televised. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 02:38, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Indeed. The Last Chronicle of Barset is on my ambitious reading list for this summer. Cbl62 (talk) 03:03, 9 July 2014 (UTC)