Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Washington Michael Jacobs

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 15:02, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I have no idea what the claim to notability is here. The article states Jacobs owned some mines, was involved in a legal dispute and was a justice of the peace and local judge. I don't think any of those make him notable.

A single reference is provided, a report on the legal case he was involved in. I can find very little information online apart from the occasional reference to him as a miner.

It's possible I'm missing something as the article doesn't explain why he would be notable. But for now, here we are. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 10:07, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Law, Arizona, California, and South Carolina. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 10:07, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete agree, not sure what he's notable for doing. Oaktree b (talk) 12:11, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete While some mine owners are notable, that is not in and of itself enough. Nor is being a vice consul, even ambasasadors are not default notable, consuls very rarely are notable, and vice consuls are not notable for that. His life looks interesting, and it might be informative as a case study, but we need secondary sources. The report of a case is a primary source and that is all we have. This article is not even close to being well enough sourced to justify.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:28, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - There are well over a thousand mentions of him in articles during the 1880s and 1890s in Arizona, and several in the L.A. papers, where he died in 1899. But even his obits, here and here and here are only a brief paragraphs. Most of the articles are either ads for his assay service, or brief mentions like this one. Interesting story, but can't find enough to show they pass GNG.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 19:20, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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