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This article was nominated for deletion on 13 June 2010 (UTC). The result of the discussion was keep.

A fact from John Canon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 June 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John Canon helped found Jefferson College and constructed the Stone Academy Building?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/June.

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Speedy delete

This shouldn't be speedily deleted, because this person was a town founder and a politician who served in the state assembly, which should make him notable.--GrapedApe (talk) 05:49, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CSD tag declined

I have seen GrapedApe's work before and in my wikitravels, he is usually a good contributor. In fact, when I hovered my mouse over his username right not to copy/paste it in this section, I saw a barnstar. I'm counting on you, GrapedApe. ----moreno oso (talk) 06:00, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, what do you know? GrapedApe came through as I knew he would. Not too shabby to see a DYK eight days later. ----moreno oso (talk) 00:04, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Possible citations for this article

The Roberts House - Mentions Canon and his mill and something about a deed.
History of Canonsburg, Pa. - S. J. Clark Publishing Company published this history in 1926 about Colonel Canon with lots of details about his accomplishments.
Lodge History - Appears amongst other things besides a land donor of Jefferson College, Philadelphia, Canon may have been a mason. ----moreno oso (talk) 06:31, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Dale R. Broadhurst's ‘The Spalding Saga’ - A member of this family married into Canon, the founder of Canonsburg. ----moreno oso (talk) 06:34, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Canonsburg landmark gets new life - From the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, mentions the founder and some of historical contributions. ----moreno oso (talk) 06:41, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Added a ref, uncertain

I just added a ref to Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania, which says that Canon purchased 12 acres in 1773. However, Canonburg, pp. 9-10 goes into more detail, saying that in 1780 he purchased 1,200 acres (and then sold it by small lots). Could it be that the added "12 acres" are an error in soure, instead of correct and only 1,200? East of Borschov (talk) 21:34, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]