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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:33, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

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James A. Doonan

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James Doonan in 1890
James Doonan in 1890
  • ... that James A. Doonan (pictured) purchased the cannons in front of Healy Hall, which date to 1634? Source: "The cannons were a part of Lord Baltimore's expedition to St. Mary's County in 1634" ... "about 1885 Father James A. Doonan, S.J., President of Georgetown College, bought the two cannons for $50" ... "they were placed in their current location in front of Healy" (University Archives)

5x expanded by Ergo Sum (talk). Self-nominated at 18:45, 27 December 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - How do you feel about saying "Georgetown University's Healy Hall", to give a bit more context?
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Your nomination was more than 7 days after article creation, but it qualifies as 5x expanded. Also, recall that hooks with photographs should say (pictured). Kim Post (talk) 15:17, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kim Post: I've added a second source for the burial place in addition to the Find a Grave one, which says that he was buried at Georgetown. However, the Find a Grave one is the only source I can find that says he was specifically buried at Georgetown's Jesuit cemetery. Also, I've clarified that Healy Hall is at Georgetown. Ergo Sum 18:24, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
I meant clarifying it in the hook, as in:
... that James A. Doonan (pictured) purchased the cannons in front of Georgetown University's Healy Hall, which date to 1634?
But it's not critical. Regarding the cemetery that seems fine by me, so the article should be good to go. Kim Post (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:11, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
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