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Douglas Gunnels

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ113089766 ↗
Source-derived summary

Douglas Gunnels is an American politician who was a state representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1989 to 2001. A Republican, he served the 21st house district, which encompasses Monroe and Loudon counties. Gunnels was preceded by M.F Stafford of Lenoir City, then succeeded by Russell Johnson of Loudon in 2001.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Douglas Gunnels” as american politician. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1989, 2001—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1948-08-15. The account is most persuasive where Douglas, Gunnels and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q113089766. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1989 and 2001.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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  3. How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
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This entry incorporates text from “Douglas Gunnels” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.