Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Watts (British businessman)


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The result was delete. Closing early due to early consensus. Missvain (talk) 23:38, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

James Watts (British businessman)

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No real claim to notability other than a lot of WP:NOTINHERITED - all I can see is that his son became a politician, a house he lived in was an inspiration for a fictional house, and two books were dedicated to him. Per WP:GNG, no significant coverage exists in any reliable sources, only passing mentions, and key details are sourced to Find A Grave, which is specifically deprecated at WP:RSPSRC. ninety:one  12:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. ninety:one   12:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 12:48, 15 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete rather ho-hum career/life. Oaktree b (talk) 15:48, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:MILL and WP:NOTINHERITED. This was a very ordinary business person whose only claim to fame is being the brother-in-law of a famous writer. Bearian (talk) 18:05, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per the above. This appears to be WP:MILL. -- The SandDoctor Talk 06:14, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - as has been said, notability is not inherited. And without that, fails WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 15:48, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - As said notability is not inherited. He had a few famous relatives including his son and his sister-in-law (Agatha Christie), but, from what is in the article, I do not think there is enough in his own life that would give the sort of notability I would expect for a businessman with a Wikipedia article. I did wonder if the fact that as the article mentions he had some influence on Christie could swing things, but I do not think from what is said that he can be said to have had a significant impact on her career, and mention of him in this respect could be adequately covered in the appropriate articles of the two novels dedicated to him and the one he is said to have partly inspired The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Indeed he is mentioned in its article, although it does not link to his article. Also Abney Hall covers the Christie connection quite well. His wife currently redirects to Agatha Christie, but I do not think that would be appropriate for this article. Dunarc (talk) 21:43, 18 December 2020 (UTC)


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