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The result was speedy keep. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:54, 5 September 2017 (UTC) reply

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Doesn't meet WP:NPOL or WP:GNG. Boleyn ( talk) 17:25, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

Has Times obit and Who's Who entry - usually enough for WP:GNG. Threehundredeight ( talk) 18:29, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

Do you have a link to the Times obit., was it paid for or just coverage for free?There are many Who's Who guides, I wouldn't say inclusion in one I've never heard of would be automatic inclusion, do you have evidence of extensive coverage, Threehundredeight? Boleyn ( talk) 19:09, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

I don't have access to Times database at the moment. The Who's Who guide is the one cited in the article - most editors who know anything about UK biographies will be very familiar with that source. Threehundredeight ( talk) 19:16, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

• Comment. A Google Books search with narrowly drawn date parameters yields a reasonable number of book hits, such as this 1914 mention which describes Montgomery as "the author of the well-known work, “Montgomery's Licensing Practice”". bd2412 T 19:26, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. MassiveYR ♠ 19:42, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. MassiveYR ♠ 19:42, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply

• Keep. I have added a bit of material. This subject seems to meet the letter of WP:AUTHOR, given that there is a source literally describing a book written by him as a "well-known work". bd2412 T 23:51, 29 August 2017 (UTC) reply
• Withdraw nomination per comments above and improvements to article. Boleyn ( talk) 05:17, 30 August 2017 (UTC) reply

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