Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles William Dorsett

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The result of the debate was Merge with Martha Angle Dorsett. Deathphoenix ʕ 01:50, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Charles William Dorsett

The only claim to notability according to the article is unsuccessfully running for governor about a hundred years ago. There's no information about any impact or significant career before, during or after that. Hirudo 15:03, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

• Weak delete. His actual notability seems to have involved being married to Martha Angle Dorsett, the first woman lawyer in his state; perhaps merging there would work. I'd be inclined to keep this, if only on the prima facie grounds that he's a minor politician that someone still wanted to write about today: but the consensus seems to be that unsuccessful third party candidates don't become notable for that alone. Smerdis of Tlön 16:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to Martha Angle Dorsett. His unsuccessful gubernatorial candidacy doesn't provide enough notability to keep his own bio, but it's a mildly useful bit of fact that can reasonably be included in her article. No other impact/influence shown. Barno 19:01, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
• Merge as per Barno. --BrownHairedGirl 08:39, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

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