Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Amson


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The result was speedy keep. Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 20:49, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

John Amson

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Withdrawn by nominator A one to two-year mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia. Due to the history of the town he has been more well-documented than most mayors of this era. For instance there are some source materials about him and his buying of land in the town:. He also had a plant named after him. That article along with this and this  were the only way of verifying he was mayor, though, and the latter source notes not much is known about him.

I'm bringing this to AfD because it's a clear WP:NPOL fail and the available sources are scarce and may involve some WP:OR to clean up, but due to the fact Williamsburg was the capital at this time, due to the fact a ton of historical research has been conducted in the city, I'm not sure it's as clear of a delete as your typical poorly sourced/unsourced small-town mayor article, but I want to get consensus before I improve it (if we keep it.) Note I am currently voting to delete it under WP:NPOL and WP:GNG without prejudice for recreation. SportingFlyer  talk  18:57, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 19:04, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 19:04, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:43, 16 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - Genus plant Amsonia was named after the subject of the article because he medically diagnosed then-Gen. George Washington with a cold, for which Washington feared was tuburculosis (or consumption). It is cited in multiple history, e.g. Washington: A Life and floral books. I added the plant naming to the article. The subject's land holdings should be included as well. Easily passes WP:GNG. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 07:39, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment works for me. I'll improve the article. Thanks! SportingFlyer  talk  15:56, 17 June 2018 (UTC)


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