Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/G.E. Lemmon


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) &Alpha; Guy into Books &trade;  &sect; ( Message ) -  21:09, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

G.E. Lemmon

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Source search 1 and source search 2 don't show enough significant coverage to warrant a Wikipedia article per biographical notability standards. Also note that the article is written like a hagiography.  Dr Strauss   talk   17:51, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Utah-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:56, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Dakota-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:57, 18 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. apparently a significant historical figure. Founder of a town that took his name. That's sufficient for notability anywhere, just by itself.  DGG ( talk ) 21:55, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep obviously a historical figure. Naming a town after this person is significant. The wording of the article seems to me to be neutraly worded. Here is another scholarly article on him, which can be found in JSTOR and Google Scholar:
 * Sanderson, Nathan B. "“We were all Trespassers”: George Edward Lemmon, Anglo-American Cattle Ranching, and The Great Sioux Reservation." Agricultural history. 85.1 (2011): 50-71.
 * ---Steve Quinn (talk) 02:11, 19 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Comment Next, I discovered a book that covers this subject. But first I want to mention that two of the three references appear to be book length coverage of this subject. I think so far, including the above academic article, this says this subject is notable per WP:N and WP:BIO. So below is the book I discovered. It is a PDF copy is located at Digital Commons University of Nebraska:
 * ---Steve Quinn (talk) 02:29, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * ---Steve Quinn (talk) 02:29, 19 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable individual after whom a town was named. Per above, passes WP:N and BIO. I also agree the article is neutrally worded. -- Begoon 07:46, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - I agree with the above editors, notable and neutral. Beyond My Ken (talk) 07:59, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Clearly Notable, he has a town named after him, and enough coverage to justify this articles existence . --Cameron11598 (Talk) 05:26, 21 September 2017 (UTC)


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