Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Joseph Desha

Joseph Desha
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 9, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 22:34, 21 November 2013‎ (UTC)



Joseph Desha (1768–1842) was a U.S. Representative and the ninth Governor of Kentucky. After serving in the Northwest Indian War, he moved to Mason County, Kentucky and parlayed his military record into several terms in the state legislature. In 1807, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the first of six consecutive terms in the U.S. House. He was a War Hawk, supporting the War of 1812, and commanded a division at the Battle of the Thames. Leaving the House in 1818, he lost to John Adair in the 1820 gubernatorial election. In 1824, he made a second campaign for governor based on promises of relief for the state's debtor class. He was elected by a large majority, and debt relief partisans captured both houses of the General Assembly. When the Kentucky Court of Appeals struck down debt relief legislation he favored, he lobbied the legislature to replace it with a new court. His reputation was damaged when he issued a pardon for his son, who was accused of murder. He also hastened the resignation of Transylvania University president Horace Holley, whom he considered too liberal. Desha retired from public life in 1828.

255th anniversary of birth, 1 year FA, was suggested like this last year for the same day, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
 * 2 points (date and age; last similar article was John W. Johnston on 12th October, so no bonuses/penalties). Have you notified the principal author(s)? The blurb is too long, again (1,288 characters, max is 1,200). BencherliteTalk 00:52, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I notified, shortened myself after waiting a bit, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Blurb looks good, Gerda. My second daughter was born this week, so I've been off-wiki all week. Thanks for thinking of my work (again!) Acdixon (talk · contribs) 21:03, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Happy days: new life (pictured)! All the best for the family! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:30, 8 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Support, high quality article, certainly educational, good historical value. Impressive five (5) independent levels of types of peer review for quality improvement, promoted to FA September 2012. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 05:05, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support - An excellent piece of work.--ColonelHenry (talk) 16:04, 11 November 2013 (UTC)