Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Mitchell (barrister)

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The result was speedy keep. The nom hasn't even bothered with searching for sources as these have all been nominated within seconds of each other. No objections to speedy renomination by anyone except the nom. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010^Talk 01:37, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

William Mitchell (barrister)[edit]

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Four times failed parliamentary candidate. Uhooep (talk) 01:43, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. /wiae /tlk 02:49, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. /wiae /tlk 02:49, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. DuncanHill (talk) 18:30, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Entry in Who's Who (UK). Graemp (talk) 08:38, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: King's Counsel, and according to WP:LAWYERS "A lawyer who has received an appointment that indicates pre-eminence within the profession, such as Queen's Counsel or serjeant at law or senior counsel, shall be treated in the same manner as a person who satisfies criteria 1 of WP:ANYBIO (which relates to significant and well known awards or honours)". DuncanHill (talk) 01:27, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: A lawyer who reached a senior position, was involved in academic activities, was an author and was a political activist too. There are reliable sources documenting this. He passes WP:GNG. Drchriswilliams (talk) 18:54, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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