Talk:William P. Dole

William P. Dole is currently a World history good article nominee. Nominated by Generalissima (talk) (it/she) at 23:28, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

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A fact from William P. Dole appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 August 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that before becoming a commissioner of Indian affairs, William P. Dole was only known to have encountered Native Americans once in his life?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:40, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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... that before becoming Lincoln's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, William P. Dole (pictured), was only known to have encountered Native Americans once in his life?

Source: Kelsey, Harry (1979). "William P. Dole (1861–1865)". In Kvasnicka, Robert M.; Viola, Herman J. (eds.). The Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 1824-1977. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 139-140

William P. Dole, 1860s

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Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

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Epicgenius (talk) 15:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

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