Template:Did you know nominations/George Ferguson (Lt Governor of Tobago)
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The result was: promoted by PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:05, 9 April 2013 (UTC).
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George Ferguson (Lt Governor of Tobago)[edit]
- ... that a man described by his neighbours as "the upstart spawn of an Edinburgh strumpet" inherited the large and valuable estate of a former Lieutenant Governor of Tobago?
- Reviewed: Arnold of Nijmegen
- Comment: moved from user space on 4 April
::*In case the original hook might be considered slightly derogatory, what about:
::ALT1 - ... that partly because a former Lieutenant Governor of Tobago was seen walking the streets of Edinburgh, his illegitimate son was able to inherit his valuable estate?
Created/expanded by Sagaciousphil (talk). Self nominated at 08:39, 5 April 2013 (UTC).
Everything checks out in this interesting article (date of creation, length, hook, inline citations to RS throughout). If the original hook is considered slightly derogatory, perhaps it could be amended to 'that a man described by his neighbours as "the upstart spawn" etc.'? NinaGreen (talk) 16:09, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, Nina. I think including that in the hook makes it feel 'more comfortable', so have struck the ALT and amended above (it is a total of 169 characters). SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:21, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
