Template:Did you know nominations/William M. King

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:17, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

William M. King

Source: Oregon State Archive identifies King as speaker, see the "1851 Territorial Government Legislators and Staff Guide".

Created by Orygun (talk). Self-nominated at 03:24, 4 September 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I'm not sure about Find-a-Grave as a RS (I remember there has been some controversy over that), but this isn't a FA review, so I will AGF on sources (most of these I can't access anyway). jp×g 03:54, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

@JPxG and Orygun: The hook falls a bit flat for me, given how rich King's life was—maybe something like:
I'll go with ALT0, but do let me know. theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (they/them) 05:56, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
  • I think ALT2 is the most interesting hook.--Orygun (talk) 18:23, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
  • Seems fine to me. jp×g 08:36, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
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