William Madison McDonald, a Common card

William Madison McDonald, nicknamed "Gooseneck Bill", was an American politician, businessman, and banker of great influence in Texas during the late nineteenth century.
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Rarity: Common
Domain: History
ATK: 57
DEF: 44
Power: 101
Wikipedia reads a year: 8,200

Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.

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William Madison McDonald quiz: 3 questions

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Who was also the first black ______ in Texas by age 40.
Answer
millionaire. Who was also the first black millionaire in Texas by age 40. From the William Madison McDonald article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bertil Ohlin. Bertil Ohlin 62 · William Madison McDonald 57 · Caldicot Castle 54 · Mary Gainsborough 49 ATK in WikiCards.

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The facts on the card

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Part of the Black and Tan faction, by 1892 he was elected to the Republican Party of Texas's state executive committee, as temporary chairman in 1896, and as permanent state chairman in 1898.
Who was also the first black millionaire in Texas by age 40.
During this period, McDonald was also elected as top leader of two black fraternal organizations, serving as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Texas, Prince Hall, a historically African American Masonic organization, for 50 years.

Why it is Common

Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Madison McDonald article was read about 8,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.

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Text : Wikipedia, William Madison McDonald (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hamilton, J. A., 1875- [from old catalog], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.