Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Ford (businessman)

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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:52, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

William Ford (businessman)

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I don't think this fellow, who's been notability tagged since 2010, meets the relevant notability guidlines. The referencing in the article is either unreliable, primary sourcing, or doesn't mention him. I wouldn't call this significant coverage. Other coverage is largely passing mentions, or is in self-published or otherwise unreliable genealogical sites. He can't inherit notability from his very notable son Henry Ford. I'm not seeing any indication that the subject passes WP:GNG or any of the applicable SNGs, including WP:ANYBIO. Hog Farm _Bacon 21:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 21:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 21:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 21:31, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete William Ford was not notable. Just because his son Henry Ford became notable, does not make him notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:36, 15 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Not notable because of his son. Spleodrach (talk) 13:14, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Per nom. and above, he is not notable because of his son. Alex-h (talk) 10:46, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom --Devokewater (talk) 08:56, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete (or redirect to Henry Ford#Early life) per nom. WP:NOTINHERETED. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 04:08, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:INHERITED — Ad Meliora ^Talk∕_Contribs 15:10, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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