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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron ( talk) 09:09, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Edgar P. Rucker

Portrait of Rucker, published in 1905

• ... that prior to serving as West Virginia attorney general, Edgar P. Rucker (pictured) injured a deputy postmaster in a duel, edited a newspaper, and unsuccessfully ran for state senate and U.S. House seats? Source: Source 1: attorney general tenure (1897-1901), p. 378; Source 2: injury in duel, newspaper clipping; Source 3: injury in duel, newspaper clipping; Source 4: newspaper editor, "The Republicans of the Third District have nominated Edgar P. Rucker for Congress, He is editor of the Monitor, a Republican paper published at Bramwell, Mercer county."; Source 5: senate and congress run, p. 166; Source 6, senate and congress runs, p. 183
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
  • Comment: As always, I welcome suggestions for alternative hooks. – West Virginian (talk) 15:35, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Improved to Good Article status by West Virginian ( talk). Self-nominated at 15:35, 23 January 2022 (UTC).

• Review underway Bruxton ( talk) 16:12, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
• ATL1 Hook is verified but I prefer another. Article was improved to GA and has proper inline citations (perhaps too many citations). The photo from 1905 is public domain and free. QPQ is done. It is free of copyright violations. Here is my hook suggestion:

...that Edgar P. Rucker nearly killed a man in a duel and then went on to become the Attorney General for the state of West Virginia? Source for Attorney General and source for nearly killed a man in a duel. Bruxton ( talk) 18:28, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

• Bruxton, thank you for your review, and for suggesting this alternative hook. I approve of this hook, should it be preferred by the DYK administrators. Thanks again! — West Virginian (talk) 02:14, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

• Cool, I am not married to it. We will see what comes. Bruxton ( talk) 02:28, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Modified ATL1 to T:DYK/P7 without image