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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) EnPassant♟♙ (talk) 01:12, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I can't find any evidence this person served in the Utah state House, but even if he had he fails WP:NPOL. I would also say that two tertiary sources by themselves are not enough to establish notability. The provided sources are also missing inline citations and I cannot figure out where to access them online so cannot validate anything. EnPassant♟♙ (talk) 21:51, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• I actually think he passes NPOL, "Politicians and judges who have held international, national, or (for countries with federal or similar systems of government) state/province–wide office, or have been members of legislative bodies at those levels." due to the two terms in the Utah State Legislature. TBH that has more to do with NPOL mission creep than the notability of this subject, but he does pass NPOL. Also note that you can pass NPOL and still not be notable, it only indicates that a subject is likely to be notable but they might not actually be. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 23:09, 13 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep based on NPOL cited above. A quick Google Books search shows several sources from the turn of the 20th Century confirming that he was in the Utah State Legislature at the time.[1], [2] and [3]. Banks Irk (talk) 17:26, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Religion, Denmark, and Utah. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:01, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Verified as a member of the Utah legislature. Passes WP:NPOL. --Enos733 (talk) 19:03, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Passes WP:NPOL by having verifiably served as an elected member of a state legislature. Sal2100 (talk) 19:55, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per the verification provided by Banks Irk. Star Mississippi 20:04, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - It's fine to close this as keep, thanks for finding those refs. EnPassant♟♙ (talk) 20:46, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. You should close this AFD yourself. See Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion#Procedure_for_non-administrator_close_(nominator_withdrawal). Banks Irk (talk) 00:03, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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