Template:Did you know nominations/William John Harper
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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 06:15, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
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William John Harper
[edit]- ... that Rhodesian government minister William Harper was abruptly dismissed in 1968, reportedly because of an affair with a British agent?
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Moved to mainspace by Cliftonian (talk). Self nominated at 13:28, 19 July 2013 (UTC).
- Okay, how about
- ... that Rhodesian government minister William Harper was widely considered a rival to Ian Smith's premiership during the 1960s? or
- ... that William Harper, born in India, was a signatory of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965?
- Are either of these better? —Cliftonian (talk) 09:54, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- I prefer the second one, especially if you include Calcutta (his birthplace is interesting, not sure about the rest of it). I haven't reviewed the whole article yet, I guess I better now. HelenOnline 10:05, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- Okay, then maybe
- ... that William Harper, born in Calcutta in India, was a signatory of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965?
- I look forward to hearing your thoughts and hope you are well —Cliftonian (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
Article is new enough, long enough, well-written and well-sourced. I would like to suggest the following alernative expanded hook:
- ALT1 ... that William Harper, born in Calcutta, was a signatory of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, fearing "the same mistake" as the granting of independence to India?
- FYI only: 1) According to ancestry.com public family trees Harper died in Cape Town in 2007, but I cannot find a RS. 2) My mother emigrated from England to South Africa via Southern Rhodesia in 1963. HelenOnline 14:35, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- That's a good hook. Let's use that. I'd personally be inclined to believe the ancestry.com claim, but as you say we need an RS. I'd be interested if you could post a link to the public family tree showing the information, perhaps it might give us clues towards finding an RS? Interested to hear about your mother. —Cliftonian (talk) 14:51, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- ... that William Harper, born in India, was a signatory of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965?
