Talk:William A. Barclay

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Requested move 6 July 2022

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The result of the move request was: moved as requested per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 12:48, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

William Barclay (New York politician) → William A. Barclay – Per WP:NATURALDAB as the “A” is commonly used. Sahaib (talk) 07:49, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nomination. Sufficient WP:RELIABLE SOURCES confirm that subject's name is indeed frequently depicted with the middle initial. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 17:37, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. This will simply reverse a redirect. Station1 (talk) 17:47, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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