Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur Dixon (Chicago alderman)

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Does not appear to be notable; only claim of notability is having been an alderman at some stage and that doesn't seem like it would confer automatic notability. Stifle (talk) 16:10, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. KuyaBriBri^Talk 16:35, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
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• Comment Needs secondary sources. The great chicago fire (1871) occur during his time as alderman maybe some relation (sources) can be found there about his actions during this timeOttawa4ever (talk) 16:47, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
• Keep but....bit of search turned up here; http://forgottenchicago.com/features/chicago-areas/old-edgebrook/ where the alderman is asssociated to forming a historical section of the city. At the very least the article could be merged into Forest Glen Preserve. There is a school named after him as well in chicago arthur dixon elementary school. Hes mentioned in a book from the time as being inportant to the legilsture process at the chicago fire pg 846 of The History of Chicago by andreas in 1886. Its clear there are secondary sources available and with some time and effort notability could be done if someone with interest and understanding of chicago history can develop this. I would suggest placing an exapnasion tag on the page and seeing if the article can be developed further.Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:04, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Chicago-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 18:19, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
• Keep Chicago aldermen have always been important political figures. There's plenty of material available in the Chicago Tribune's ProQuest archives. He's also profiled in old books like [http://books.google.com/books?id=2SHDSlDhLbgC&pg=PA209&dq=%22arthur+dixon%22+chicago&lr=&client=firefox-a this]. According to [http://books.google.com/books?id=2JbU1d9Xil0C&pg=PA88&dq=%22arthur+dixon%22+chicago+alderman&lr= this], he has a six-page bio in the book American Irish in Chicago, although it doesn't seem like that book is available for preview anywhere. Zagalejo^^^ 19:29, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

:Actually, spoke too soon: [http://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/oca/Books2007-06/biographicalhist00ffre/] Zagalejo^^^ 19:42, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

• Keep although in general local politicians are not notable by mere fact of the office held and the article establishes no further notability, it seems that in this case he is of modest encyclopedic and historic note.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:46, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
• Keep Chicago is one place where the aldermen of of real political importance. The sources will probab ly hsow it for every one back to 1833DGG (talk) 05:04, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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