Template:Did you know nominations/William Jones (haberdasher)

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 15:29, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

William Jones (haberdasher)

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... that William Jones's (pictured) Company of Haberdashers founded Monmouth School and almhouses for people "as blind and lame as it shall seem best to them"?

Comment: expansion x5

Created/expanded by Ghmyrtle (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 21:16, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Five-fold expansion. New enough, long enough, image in the public domain and satisfactory hook reference. Here is an alternative hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:10, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that William Jones (pictured) bequeathed money to the Company of Haberdashers to found Monmouth School and provide almhouses for people "as blind and lame as it shall seem best to them"?