Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry Hewes (politician)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) buidhe 04:37, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Henry Hewes (politician)

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This perennial candidate is not notable per WP:GNG and WP:NPOL. Sourcing mentions him occasionally, but not in any significant way. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:40, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep, I think he passes WP:GNG. While a lot of the references are just run of the mill coverage Minor candidates receive in every presidential election, he seems notable for his 1989 Mayoral run, and there is also the 2005 New York Times article. That makes two articles where he is the primary subject, and the articles on the Mayoral debates in both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times seem to give him substantial enough coverage to count towards a GNG pass. Also, given how long ago this was, I suspect there is probably some offline coverage out there. Devonian Wombat (talk) 01:12, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per Devonian Wombat. Given that subject's Wikipedia entry has 14 references, seven of which consist of The New York Times articles, including one devoted entirely to him, his longtime presence on the political scene and extensive publicity should certainly indicate sufficient notability for the retention of his Wikipedia article. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 06:41, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect and merge what is relevant to 1989 New York City mayoral election. Best, GPL93 (talk) 18:49, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - while his runs were hopeless, because the RTL party is so small, he did survive the Liberal party's demise. There is clearly WP:SIGCOV. Bearian (talk) 00:54, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment - This article will most likely survive this nomination, at which point it will need to be moved to another descriptor. The subject is not a politician, nor has he ever been, since he has never held political office. A better description would be "perennial candidate." --Kbabej (talk) 20:29, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - Per Devonian Wombat. Analog Horror, ( Speak ) 21:43, 17 March 2020 (UTC)


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