Thomas Meskill

Article summary

Thomas Joseph Meskill Jr. (January 30, 1928 – October 29, 2007) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as the 82nd governor of Connecticut, as a United States representative from Connecticut, and as the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut. He is noted as having served in all three branches of government and at the local, state and federal levels of government during his career of public service. Meskill was the only Republican to serve as Governor of Connecticut from 1955 to 1991.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1928-01-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2007-10-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1928-01-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2007-10-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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