Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leonard J. Russell

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The result was keep. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:06, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leonard J. Russell[edit]

This is an article for an obscure mayor of a town. It is only a few sentences long. It does not even have the mayor's date of birth. Unless it can be expanded, (which I doubt it can for someone so obscure), it should probably either merged, redirected, or deleted entirely. Bibbly Bob (talk) 11:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm relisting properly, no opinion implied by me. Drawn Some (talk) 11:48, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: he was mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, albeit for only two years maximum (1984-85). I'm not convinced that this article can't be rescued, as Cambridge is a large town with two notable universities, so its mayor should be fairly notable? I'll hold off !voting for now, but I'm inclined towards keep and expand. Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 17:46, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Cambridge is not a town, but a city, with 100,000 population, the 5th largest in Mass. This is large enough to make the mayor a significant figure. There are sure to be newspaper sources, so its sourceable. DGG (talk) 03:36, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, mayor of Cambridge is more like the President of Germany; the real executive powers (at least in 1980s) belong to City Manager and School Commissioner. Besides, two-year term and election by a narrow ring of city councilors mean that most mayors don't leave a truly lasting legacy. NVO (talk) 19:37, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and expand. BTW, Harvard University grants Leonard J. Russell Scholarships to Cambridge, Mass. municipal employees. The man is not forgotten. NVO (talk) 06:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

p.s. Boston Globe [1] appears to have basic coverage of his elections and tenure, but it's paid subscription. NVO (talk) 09:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC) - Never mind, found a free Harvard news site, FWIW. NVO (talk) 19:34, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep, mayor of a notable city, and it seems likely, given the time period he served in, that there are additional sources not located on the Internet that deal with this person. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 03:59, 23 May 2009 (UTC).[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.