Deletion of William Nutt

Comment: The subject meets #1 of  as a State Senator. The fact that he lived in the 19th century is irrelevant
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: We have consensus on a |notability guideline for politicians which says that state legislators are presumed to be notable.  Those who disagree with this guideline are free to try to change the consensus, but until then, the consensus stands and should guide this debate.  Sources are presumed to exist for such individuals.  For example, a search of the paper archives of newspapers published in his district at the time he served would almost certainly have in depth coverage of him.  Local historical societies may have archives of reliable sources describing him.  Sources need not be readily available online, or produced at this time.  The article has several sources now, and other sources almost certainly could be found.  There is no reason to delete this article
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: The subject meets the criteria set at . Even if there were no consensus as to whether state senators are sufficiently notable, the subject still passes  by receiving significant coverage in independent reliable sources. (Disclosure: I was made aware of this Afd through the nominator's unofficial Rfc at Wikipedia talk:Notability (people
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN||WP:GNG)

Comment: All state senators are notable, per . That's how we've done things for years; browse around the State Senate articles, and you will find :Category:State legislative templates|a lot of blue links. The fact that it was in the 19th rather than the 21st century is irrelevant towards notability, because notability is not time-bound. If anyone disagrees with the inclusion standards, centralized discussion on the policy page is the best way to address that, rather than randomly nominating one of our thousands of equally notable state legislator articles
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)