Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Byron Smith


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The result was   keep. ——RyanLupin • (talk) 00:06, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

George Byron Smith

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Doesn't seem to satisfy WP:BIO. This guy owned a shop and was a municipal alderman. The external links only show facts for his work as an alderman, and two of them are from the same domain. -Keith (Hypergeek14)Talk 14:00, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. He is automatically notable as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the province's parliament. The article states: "He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894." --Eastmain (talk) 16:54, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 16:54, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 16:54, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:POLITICIAN as a MPP. Stated in the lead, cited in the links, and WP:verifiable. • Gene93k (talk) 17:12, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Held provincial office. Bearcat (talk) 14:17, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per Gene93k DigitalC (talk) 06:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


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