Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/James A. Ryder

James A. Ryder

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 1, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 14:41, 29 April 2020 (UTC)



James A. Ryder (1800–1860) was an American Catholic priest who led several Jesuit institutions. He studied at Georgetown College, before entering the Society of Jesus in 1815. Ryder was then sent to Italy, where he studied and taught theology. He continued as a professor upon his return to the United States in 1829, and became the president of Georgetown on May 1, 1840. He established the university's observatory and liquidated its debt, while gaining a reputation as a talented preacher. For two years of his term, he was also the provincial superior of the Jesuits' Maryland Province. In 1845, Ryder became the second president of the College of the Holy Cross. He then returned to Georgetown as president in 1848, where he oversaw construction of a new Holy Trinity Church and accepted a group of physicians to form a School of Medicine. Ryder then assisted in founding Saint Joseph's College in Philadelphia, and became its president in 1856. From 1857 until his death, he preached and did pastoral work.
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 * Promoted: February 29, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: Date he became president of Georgetown
 * Support as nominator.  Ergo Sum  22:48, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose: I don't think an article should be featured a few months after it was promoted, at least wait until the article is half a year old I'd say. Great Mercian (talk) 21:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Can I ask why? It's not all that rare an occurrence, and I don't see a logic for such a rule.  Ergo Sum  04:58, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Nonsense, 1927 Chicago mayoral election was promoted on June 5, 2019, and was on the main page less than a month later, on July 4. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 22:53, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I believe the sooner, the better, because the approved quality is still there. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:14, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support; I've slightly modified the blurb to include why the date is being chosen. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 22:53, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support; odd reasoning from Great Mercian, which I reject. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  17:26, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support A pile-on support purely to prevent 's reasoning gaining traction. Within the past year I have had two articles be TFA within six weeks of their promotion, I am sure that there were plenty of others. (Spot the declaration of interest there.) Gog the Mild (talk) 23:36, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support fine article, good date. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:14, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Support October 8 will be his 220th birthday, also would be a fine choice of date.-- Patrick, o Ѻ ∞ 14:11, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Support - L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:57, 29 April 2020 (UTC)