Talk:Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician)

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On 29 March 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Samuel H. Huntington to Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician). The result of the discussion was moved.

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Requested move 29 March 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) 🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 21:23, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel H. Huntington → Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician) – per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:TITLEDAB. Most credible sources, historical and recent, seem to refer to the Ohio governor as simply "Samuel Huntington"^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] or, less frequently, "Samuel Huntington Jr.,"^[7]^[8] although from what I've seen the "Jr." isn't a common enough alternative to be used as natural disambiguation. I have reason to believe this article has been misnamed "Samuel H. Huntington" (with a fictitious middle initial) since it was first created in 2004, and the error has since propagated widely throughout the internet in self-published/user-generated sites (e.g. genealogy websites and sites that mirror or draw from Wikipedia), and even seeped into some borderline reliable sources (e.g. government websites and printed books from academic publishers). No middle name or initial is found on his gravestone (photo), nor any primary documents in FamilySearch (registration required). It's possible that some web sites misnamed the Governor at the time of this article creation and have since been corrected, but a Google search by time fails to find any semi-reliable mention of him as "Samuel H. Huntington" until roughly 2008 in an OhioLink finding aid repository. A Google Books search of pre-2004 works finds some false-positive mentions of a 'Samuel H. Huntington' in Ohio/Connecticut law or politics, but from times after the death of the 3rd Ohio Governor. A Governor named "Samuel H. Huntington" in Google Books is only found in works published after 2004, and often in passing, for example:^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] Rather than boldly move this title on my own, I want to invite others who may have more insight to weigh in (perhaps he really does have a middle name), and use this as an opportunity to reflect on how Wikipedia may originate or amplify unchecked errors that subsequently pollute the information ecosystem (e.g. "citogenesis"), hindering accurate presentation of the past and clouding future efforts to evaluate sources. --Animalparty! (talk) 22:55, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Huntington, Samuel" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.
^ Randall, Emilius O.; Ryan, Daniel J., eds. (1912). History of Ohio; the rise and progress of an American state. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company. p. 183.
^ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1885). Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College: with annals of the college history. New York: Holt. p. 419.
^ Burian, A. Ward (2018). The Creation of the American States. Morgan James Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-68350-910-3.
^ Herman, Jennifer (2002). Ohio Encyclopedia. Somerset Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-878592-68-2.
^ "Samuel Huntington". National Governors Association. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Brown, Jeffrey P. (1980). "Samuel Huntington: A Connecticut Aristocrat on the Ohio Frontier". Ohio History. Ohio History Connection. pp. 419–438.
^ "Huntington, Samuel, Jr". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Normen, Elizabeth J. (2014). African American Connecticut Explored. Wesleyan University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8195-7400-8.
^ Warren, Kenneth F. (2008). Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. SAGE Publications. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-4522-6587-2.
^ Harrold, Stanley (2010). Border War: Fighting Over Slavery Before the Civil War. University of North Carolina Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8078-3431-2.
^ Holding, Rapha (2010). Governors of the United States: Powers and Limitations. AuthorHouse (self-published). p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4389-7587-0.
^ Hubbard, Robert Ernest (2020). General Rufus Putnam: George Washington's Chief Military Engineer and the "Father of Ohio". McFarland & Co. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4766-4012-9.

Support per extensively researched, sourced and documented nomination. Although it is currently a redlink, Samuel Huntington (politician) should be a redirect to the Samuel Huntington disambiguation page which also lists Samuel Huntington (Connecticut politician). —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 05:09, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:42, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

[1] "Huntington, Samuel" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.

[2] Randall, Emilius O.; Ryan, Daniel J., eds. (1912). History of Ohio; the rise and progress of an American state. Vol. 3. New York: The Century History Company. p. 183.

[3] Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1885). Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College: with annals of the college history. New York: Holt. p. 419.

[4] Burian, A. Ward (2018). The Creation of the American States. Morgan James Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-68350-910-3.

[5] Herman, Jennifer (2002). Ohio Encyclopedia. Somerset Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-878592-68-2.

[6] "Samuel Huntington". National Governors Association. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[7] Brown, Jeffrey P. (1980). "Samuel Huntington: A Connecticut Aristocrat on the Ohio Frontier". Ohio History. Ohio History Connection. pp. 419–438.

[8] "Huntington, Samuel, Jr". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[9] Normen, Elizabeth J. (2014). African American Connecticut Explored. Wesleyan University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8195-7400-8.

[10] Warren, Kenneth F. (2008). Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. SAGE Publications. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-4522-6587-2.

[11] Harrold, Stanley (2010). Border War: Fighting Over Slavery Before the Civil War. University of North Carolina Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8078-3431-2.

[12] Holding, Rapha (2010). Governors of the United States: Powers and Limitations. AuthorHouse (self-published). p. 138. ISBN 978-1-4389-7587-0.

[13] Hubbard, Robert Ernest (2020). General Rufus Putnam: George Washington's Chief Military Engineer and the "Father of Ohio". McFarland & Co. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4766-4012-9.

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