Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry Browne Blackwell

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep and expand. Daniel Case 04:46, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Henry Browne Blackwell

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Article about a man who seems to non-notable in his own right. Apart from his dates and place of birth, the article is about either his father, his wife, his daughter, his brother, his sister-in-law and his sister. A non-entity surrounded by minor players? Emeraude 14:57, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete or Redirect to Lucy Stone as nn. All we need to know about him is already in his wife's article. Clarityfiend 15:14, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Lucy Stone says that he was himself an abolitionist, which this article does not mention. it is possible that there is actually information on which to base a substantive articel about this man, but this isn't it. Redirect until/unless sufficient information comes to light to indicate independant notability. DES (talk) 15:22, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Lucy Stone. The most revealing thing I could find online was that he was a merchant in Cincinnati [1]. He seems to be most famous for allowing his wife to retain her maiden name, which is a very dubious assertion of notablity. Caknuck 16:17, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
    • Notability has been asserted, changing to Keep. Caknuck 04:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Lucy Stone. I agree that he seems to be a nonenity among others who were notable. Check out Samuel Charles Blackwell for the same reason. Gordonofcartoon 21:14, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep You can't just Google "Henry Browne Blackwell" and then give up. He wrote under "Henry B. Blackwell". He has 475 hits in Google books [2]. His obituary was in the Boston Globe and the New York Times. The NYT says he was one of the founders of the Republican Party. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 00:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand Possibly rename as Columbia Encyclopedia has an article on Henry Brown Blackwell which states "Blackwell, Henry Brown, 1825–1909, American reformer, b. Bristol, England; brother of Elizabeth Blackwell. He was an abolitionist and later, with his wife, Lucy Stone, a worker for woman suffrage." The Dictionary of American Biography of 1928-1932 states that he was one of the earliest advocates in America of women's suffrage. There are certainly references from reliable sources about this man to base an article on. Capitalistroadster 02:51, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Comment So Columbia only mentions him because of his sister and his wife? Emeraude 11:01, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

If we delete Mr. Blackwell, think of all the rock stars and modern celebrities that will have to go down with him - or wikipedia will really look stupid.71.197.106.123 03:49, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Comment ???? Emeraude 11:01, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Lucy Stone per first three comments on this page. nn. by himself. Uranometria 18:22, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand. Fairly notable 19th century figure according to objective, reasonable standards, as a publisher and political figure of some prominence. - Nascentatheist 22:04, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. His article needs to be improved, but he's clearly a notable figure. Atropos 22:13, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Clearly a notable figure per Capitalistroadster. The need is to do more work on the article not to delete it. --Malcolmxl5 01:58, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.