Talk:Fielding L. Wright/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk · contribs) 16:33, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi Jon698, I'll be reviewing this. I'll have a read through and put down my thoughts! Thanks. SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk) 16:33, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Sorry for the slight delay! I'm on it now. I've written the feedback and it would be great if you could respond to each point.

Intro

Well written, but I think would be better longer. I've written what I would suggest as the intro?

'Fielding Lewis Wright (May 16, 1895 – May 4, 1956) was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor and the Forty-Ninth Governor of Mississippi. During the 1948 presidential election he served as the vice presidential nominee of the States' Rights Democratic Party alongside presidential nominee Strom Thurmond.

Wright attended Gardner–Webb University and University of Alabama, graduating with a law degree and was later admitted to the legal bar in September 1916. During World War I, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a member of the 149th Machine Gun Battalion inside the 38th Infantry Division. He later served as the commander of the 105th Engineer Combat Battalion until 1919, when he was honourably discharged.

After entering politics in the 1920s, he was elected to the state legislature where he served in the late 1920s and through the 1930s. Following the death of Speaker Horace Stansel he rose to the Speakership of the state House of Representatives. After a brief absence from politics he was elected as Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor and served until he ascended to the governorship following the death of Thomas L. Bailey in November 1946.

Wright was re-elected as the 50th Governor of Mississippi on November 4, 1947. During his gubernatorial tenure, the National Guard was called up with the start of the Korean War; race relations in the state began to gradually improve; and teachers’ salaries were improved. There were also educational progressions, including the expansion and creation of several Mississippi Universities.

In 1948 Alabama suggested him as a candidate for the vice presidential nomination of the breakaway States' Rights Democratic Party; a party with the aim of preventing Harry S. Truman's presidency. He accepted the nomination on August 11. During the general election he and South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond won the popular and electoral votes of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina, and received one faithless electoral vote from Tennessee.

Wright completed his gubernatorial term on January 22, 1952, and retired from public service. He was defeated in a 1955 reelection bid, and passed away on May 4, 1956.'

Early life and education

• Possibly move "On July 16, 1917, he married Nan Kelly and would later have two children with her" to the end. This would allow a continuation of the chronological order.
• Rest is good.

Career

• Create a separate section for the 'Vice President nomination' - this feels like a key piece of information. It would also fit nicely as a DYK in the future.

Later life

• It may be worth specifying what the 'United Cerebral Palsy' is.

References

All done well. Thumbs up here.

Images

All done well.

Overall

Very well written article. It would be great if we can address the above and make this GA!

Note

Hi Jon698. Just to add, there's currently a bit of a backlog with GA nominations... It would be great if you could help reduce some of these by reviewing other nominations. Wikipedia tries to get 2 noms reviews per one you put out (I was hoping to get one of my articles Leslie Goonewardene reviewed). If you don't have the time, that's also totally fine! I'll move on to William Henry Harrison III this afternoon. SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk) 10:12, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

• @SerAntoniDeMiloni: Thank you for your review. I have added a few paragraphs to the lead, and did what you asked in "Early life and education" and "Later life". However, for the "Career" in my opinion it is best to divide the 1948 presidential election between his affiliation with the Democratic and Dixiecrat parties. It has been some time since I have reviewed a GA nominee so I will look at some in the politics and history categories today. - Jon698 talk 12:28 16 June 2020 (UTC)

• @Jon698:. No worries, I can go with that. I'll review below.

Review

Hi Jon698. My review is attached. Enjoy the GA!

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail: