Talk:Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont
Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont is currently a Royalty, nobility and heraldry good article nominee. Nominated by RONIN TALK at 20:41, 9 July 2024 (UTC) Anyone who has not contributed significantly to (or nominated) this article may review it according to the good article criteria to decide whether or not to list it as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and save the page. (See here for the good article instructions.) Short description: Canadian farmer and peer (1914–2001) |
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[edit]- 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 Hey man im josh talk 14:16, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- ... that Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont, was nicknamed "the loneliest boy in the world" by journalists?
- Source: Ohler, Shawn (21 January 1999). "He was rancher before he became an earl, daughter says". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Journalists dubbed him 'the loneliest boy in the world'
; van Rassel, Jason (12 December 2001). "Reluctant earl called Alberta home". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. A3. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Eighteen-year-old Fred, dubbed 'the loneliest boy in the world,' ... .
ALT1: ... that the 11th Earl of Egmont would have rather have sat on a horse than in the House of Lords?Source: van Rassel, Jason (12 December 2001). "Reluctant earl called Alberta home". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. A3. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Perceval could have sat in the House of Lords after he inherited his title in 1932. He preferred sitting on a horse.
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RONIN TALK 02:35, 8 July 2024 (UTC).
- Hi Roc0ast3r, nice article on an interesting subject; review: article created 7 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; hook facts are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to sources cited, I would be a little wary of ALT1 as the article (and source) state that he later regretted not taking up his seat, happy to leave to the discretion of the promoter; no QPQ is required. I picked up the dates of his eligibility for the Lords (stated in the infobox) are not cited, if these can be added or removed this should be good to go - Dumelow (talk) 07:39, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Dumelow: Ah, my mistake. I've gone ahead and added a citation for those dates. And for ALT1, I completely forgot about that part. I'll go ahead and cross that one out. RONIN TALK 15:14, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Roc0ast3r, all good to go - Dumelow (talk) 15:17, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
Castle sale
[edit]"When the 10th Earl died in 1932, Perceval inherited his estate and title and promptly moved back to Canada, selling the castle. Marrying Geraldine Moodie in August, they soon built a home on a piece of land they bought right outside Priddis, Alberta, where Perceval was raised. When a fire destroyed that home, they built a new one and sold Avon Castle."
Did he sell it before moving back to Canada, or later, when his Canadian home was destroyed? 67.231.67.253 (talk) 05:38, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
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