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A fact from Thomas Maddock appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 December 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Thomas Maddock started the American indoor toilet industry through his invention?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Maddock.

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Hotellier?

The article states that "The St. Nicholas Hotel opened [in 1853]...and the Maddock and Leigh firm decorated dinnerware for them."

Coincidentally, on the 1865 New York State Census of Brooklyn:

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Thomas Maddock identifies "Hotel" in "Brooklyn" as his occupation. It is curious that he would not have identified himself as a potter for his own partnership firm.

Conversely, in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census (after relocating to Jersey City, New Jersey) Thomas identifies his occupation as "China & Crockery" ^[2]

Is there any body of evidence that supports that Thomas Maddock might have actually been employed by St. Nicholas between 1853 and 1865-- rather than contracting with them--as Maddock & Leigh--for dinnerware production?

Nov8ioN (talk) 21:02, 23 January 2020 (UTC)Brian W. Dickens (G3-grandson of Thomas Maddock); Eagle, Idaho; January 23, 2020[reply]

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