User talk:M. R. McMaster

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McMasterville[edit]

Hi there. I've reverted your edit at McMasterville, Quebec because you added a biography into an article about a municipality. This material should exist in a separate article. If you need help with naming it (as there are already a number of articles about individuals with this name) I can help. (The text you added is preserved in this edit.) Mind matrix 23:09, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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It seems that when I edited the information on William McMaster referred to on the McMasterville page I edited the wrong section. Should I now edit the information on William McMaster referred to on the municipality page to ensure the correct information is included?

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M R McMasterM. R. McMaster (talk) 19:40, 3 November 2014 (UTC) M. R. McMaster (talk) 19:40, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

M. R. McMaster, it appears that your error has already been corrected. As William McMaster already has a wiki page, his biographical information does not need to be included on the McMasterville page. Primefac (talk) 20:13, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT - just saw the post below this one and realised that the McMaster I linked above is not the one you were wanting to write about. Please see the Article Wizard for information on starting a page on William McMaster the businessman. Primefac (talk) 20:15, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Somebody reverted your edit in the McMasterville article, because McMaster should have his own article and the bio shouldn't be in the McMasterville article. You can copy paste the biography into a separate article and mention that a town was named after him and link to the town-article. Please add as many references as possible. You can click on this red link: William McMaster and create the page. --^Melody _Lavender 19:53, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is the text you added to the other article:

William McMaster (June 10, 1851 - May 5, 1930)

A distinguished Canadian businessman who had two successful careers.

He served 35 years at the Montreal Rolling Mills and retired as Managing Director in 1910 at the time of the formation of the Steel Company of Canada (later "Stelco"). The Steel Company was created from the amalgamation of the Montreal Rolling Mills; the Hamilton Steel and Iron Co.; the Canada Screw Co.; the Canada Bolt and Nut Co.; and the Dominion Wire Manufacturing Co.

In 1911 he was appointed the first President of Canadian Explosives Ltd and served as President until 1925. Canadian Explosives was formed as a the result of a 1911 merger by Dupont and the Nobel Dynamite Trust of the Hamilton Powder Co. and other dynamite and powder interests in Canada.

During his business career William McMaster also served as President, Montreal Telegraph Co.; Vice-President Belding Corticelli Ltd.; Vice-President Dominion Glass Co. Ltd.; Vice-President The Guarantee Company of North America and Vice-President Asbestos Corporation of Canada Ltd. He was also a Director of the Bank of Montreal; Sherwin Williams Co. Ltd.; Canada Paint Co. Ltd.; Consumers Cordage Co. Ltd.; Penman's Limited; Paton Manufacturing Co. and the British and Mercantile Insurance Co.

Mr. McMaster was born in Montreal on June 10, 1851 and married Lucy A. Greene from Vergennes, Vermont on September 18, 1877. He passed away in Montreal on May 5, 1930 at the age of 78.^[1]

References[edit]

^ The Elements Combined (A History of the Steel Company of Canada) by William Kilbourn. The Dupont Canada History by H.H.Lank and E.L.Williams. Canada Who's Who.

All you have to do is copy it into this link: William McMaster. And add the references section, as I showed you above. I hope this helps. --^Melody _Lavender 20:12, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Melody Lavender, it would be a better idea for the article to go through the Draft process (I've edited the redlinks accordingly). Primefac (talk) 20:19, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Primefac, I agree. --^Melody _Lavender 20:27, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[1] The Elements Combined (A History of the Steel Company of Canada) by William Kilbourn. The Dupont Canada History by H.H.Lank and E.L.Williams. Canada Who's Who.

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