Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Joseph

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 22:42, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] George Joseph

Tagged for speedy for no claim to notability, butfounding a company is a claim. Not sure how big the company is, so not vote. Kappa 05:24, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Weak Keep - Mercury Insurance the leading writer of automobile insurance in California taken from their website. They also have a biography of the founder, stating The eldest son of a restaurateur, George Joseph was born in 1921 and grew up in West Virginia. During World War II, he served in the Air Force as a B-17 navigator, flying some 50 missions. Afterwards, he attended Harvard on the GI Bill, graduating in 1949 with a degree in mathematics and physics.

• Keep and expand. According to Yahoo business, this company had $2.67 million billion in revenue in 2004 and 4,300 employees [1] That makes its founder notable enough for mine. Capitalistroadster 09:50, 6 August 2005

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• KeepIt was 2.67 Billion--Porturology 14:07, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect--he's notable only for the company. Meelar (talk) 17:31, August 6, 2005 (UTC)

Keep and Expand - per the company's website, the company plans to expand its operations to 40 states. George Joseph also has had some significant involvement in California lobbying, campaign contribution controversy, and the repeal of some parts of California's Proposition 103.

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