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I believe that this page should be titled "Erastus Corning II" rather than "Erastus Corning 2nd." According to Wikipedia Naming Conventions, ordinals in names should be expressed as Roman Numerals. [ [1]] -- Albany NY 04:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
There seems to be conflicing information on how many years Corning was mayor. The Albany County biography says he was elected in 1941. Since inaugurations are held on January 1 after the election, this would indicate that he took office in 1942 and was hence mayor for 41 years. This is cooborated by the Political Graveyard, which says he was mayor from 1942-1983. However, the list of mayors says that his term started in 1941, which would mean that he was mayor for 42 years. Paul Grondahl's book (and its review on Amazon.com) also state that he was mayor for 42 years. This situation is complicated by the fact that Frank Harris served as mayor in 1944-45 during Corning's military service. So, what should we say in Wikipedia articles? Some articles have said 41, some have said 42, and others have said "over 40." Articles this impacts include Erastus Corning 2nd, List of mayors of Albany, New York, Albany, New York, and Erastus Corning Tower. -- Albany NY 04:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
In the info box on the upper-right, it says he was preceded by Thatcher, in the infobox at the bottom, it says he was preceded by Hoogkamp. Which is correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.151.242.123 ( talk)
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I was led here by the page for Kirsten Gillibrand, which mentioned the Albany "political machine." This article uses the word "machine" more than once. Use of that word seems to have a slightly nefarious tone, when it was merely a political organization that was effective in winning elections, like any other political group. Should the term "political machine" or "machine" be included in the biography of this rather obscure person? AlexanderSoul ( talk) 16:45, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
The article needs more sources and has been tagged accordingly. SunCrow ( talk) 07:04, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
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I believe that this page should be titled "Erastus Corning II" rather than "Erastus Corning 2nd." According to Wikipedia Naming Conventions, ordinals in names should be expressed as Roman Numerals. [ [1]] -- Albany NY 04:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
There seems to be conflicing information on how many years Corning was mayor. The Albany County biography says he was elected in 1941. Since inaugurations are held on January 1 after the election, this would indicate that he took office in 1942 and was hence mayor for 41 years. This is cooborated by the Political Graveyard, which says he was mayor from 1942-1983. However, the list of mayors says that his term started in 1941, which would mean that he was mayor for 42 years. Paul Grondahl's book (and its review on Amazon.com) also state that he was mayor for 42 years. This situation is complicated by the fact that Frank Harris served as mayor in 1944-45 during Corning's military service. So, what should we say in Wikipedia articles? Some articles have said 41, some have said 42, and others have said "over 40." Articles this impacts include Erastus Corning 2nd, List of mayors of Albany, New York, Albany, New York, and Erastus Corning Tower. -- Albany NY 04:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
In the info box on the upper-right, it says he was preceded by Thatcher, in the infobox at the bottom, it says he was preceded by Hoogkamp. Which is correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.151.242.123 ( talk)
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I was led here by the page for Kirsten Gillibrand, which mentioned the Albany "political machine." This article uses the word "machine" more than once. Use of that word seems to have a slightly nefarious tone, when it was merely a political organization that was effective in winning elections, like any other political group. Should the term "political machine" or "machine" be included in the biography of this rather obscure person? AlexanderSoul ( talk) 16:45, 31 May 2019 (UTC)
The article needs more sources and has been tagged accordingly. SunCrow ( talk) 07:04, 28 June 2019 (UTC)