Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cornelius Roosevelt

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The result was Keep (nomination withdrawn) non-admin closure. Whpq (talk) 20:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cornelius Roosevelt

Cornelius Roosevelt (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Non-notable ancestor of Theodore and Eleanor Roosevelt. --Michael WhiteT·C 23:41, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment The article doesn't demonstrate any notability. Cornelius Roosevelt was one of the founders of Chemical Bank which is now Chase. His ghost haunts your Chase card. Mandsford (talk) 00:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Ok, Theodore Roosevelt, Patriot and Statesman confirms what said of the Chemical Bank, saying Cornelius Roosevelt was one of the the founders of it". He's mentioned quite extensively in the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, where he is called "one of the five richest men of New York". He appears to have been a successful glass merchant, and is said to have been "deeply interested in charitable enterprises and gave largely to their support", from The Life of Theodore Roosevelt, written by William Draper Lewis. Cornelius has also quite a bio. in The Merchants' National Bank of the City of New York. And with not mach effort, from what I've seen, other sources can be added, but these already seem to me that he was notable enough to pass WP:N.--Aldux (talk) 02:05, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per Aldux. If this chap is good enough for the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, he's good enough for Wikipedia. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:23, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep/Nomination withdrawn. Well, I guess it's a good thing these sources turned up through the AfD. I can expand it. It seems Theodore may also have inherited some money from him. --Michael WhiteT·C 05:06, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Remove. Not notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.251.229.70 (talk) 18:22, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
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