The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Presel to Prestine

Index to Politicians: Presel to Prestine

PRESEL (Soundex P624) — See also ALLAMPRESE, DRESEL, PEERLESS, PERLES, PRES, PRESENT, PROESEL, SLEEPER.

Presel, Joseph A. (b. 1941) — of Rhode Island. Born in 1941. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 1997-. Still living as of 1998.

PRESENT (Soundex P625) — See also ALLAMPRESE, ANDRESEN, CRESENCIO, PRAESENT, PREGENT, PRES, PRESEL, THORESEN.

Present, Jess J. — of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1966-68 (164th District 1966, 150th District 1967-68). Still living as of 1968.

PRESIDENT (Soundex ) — See also ACCIDENTAL, BREIDENTHAL, BRIDENTHAL, CALABRESI, COFRESI, CRESIMORE, CRESITELLO, DESIDERIO, PRESIKER, TERESITA, TRESILLIAN, WHITESIDE.

President, Dude See Chester Alan Arthur
President, The Accidental See John Quincy Adams
President, The Accidental See Millard Fillmore
President, The Accidental See Lyndon Baines Johnson
President, The Accidental See John Tyler
President, The Veto See Grover Cleveland

PRESIKER (Soundex P622) — See also CALABRESI, COFRESI, CRESIMORE, CRESITELLO, DREUSIKE, PRES, PRESIDENT, PROSKAUER, SIKES, TERESITA, TRESILLIAN, WIESIKE.

Presiker, C. L. — of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

PRESLAR (Soundex P624) — See also BRESLAW, BRESLER, BRESLIN, BRESLOW, DRESLINSKI, KEESLAR, KESSLAR, MCSLARROW, MESLAR, PREISLER, PRES, PRESLER, PRESLEY, PRESSLER.

Preslar, Charles F. — of Indiana. People's candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1900. Burial location unknown.

PRESLER (Soundex P624) — See also BAESLER, BRESLAW, BRESLER, BRESLIN, BRESLOW, CESLER, CHESLER, DRESLINSKI, FESLER, KESLER, PREISLER, PRES, PRESLAR, PRESLEY, PRESSLER, ROESLER, SESLER, YESLER.

Presler, J. M. — of Comanche, Comanche County, Tex. Member of Texas state senate 26th District, 1893-94. Burial location unknown.

PRESLEY (Soundex P624) — See also BRESLAW, BRESLER, BRESLIN, BRESLOW, DRESLINSKI, PERSLEY, PRES, PRESLAR, PRESLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY.

Presley, Florence C. — of Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Presley, Lawrence — of St. Louis, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Presley, Marion — of West Frankfort, Franklin County, Ill. Republican. Chair of Franklin County Republican Party, 2002. Still living as of 2002.

PRESNELL (Soundex P625) — See also BRESNAHAN, BRESNER, CHISNELL, DUFRESNE, FRESN, GOSNELL, NELL, PLESSNER, PRES, PRESSNALL, RESNICK, SNELL, SNELLING, SNELLINGS.

Presnell, Edwin E. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives 24th District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.

PRESONS (Soundex P625) — See also CUSSONS, GARRESON, PARSONS, PERSONIUS, PERSONS, PRES, RESOR, RESOWSKI, SONSTEBY, THORESON, WILSONS.

Presons, Mrs. Mark K. — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1953. Female. Still living as of 1953.

PRESS (Soundex P620) — See also BRESS, CIPRESSO, PEERS, PERS, PREIS, PRES, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, PREUS, PRIEHS, PRIES, PROSS, PRYSE, RESS, SPEER, SPERR, SPRESSER.

PRESS: See also Press Atwood; Press Duffin, Jr.; Press Lowrance.
Press, Robert — of New York. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

PRESSER (Soundex P626) — See also BERGSTRESSER, BERKSTRESSER, CIPRESSO, DRESSER, ESSER, GRESSER, PRES, PRESS, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, PREUSSER, PRICER, PRIZER, PROSSER, SPRESSER.

Presser, Dorothy A. — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1960, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
Presser, E. J. — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Presser, Janice — of New Jersey. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1996, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.

PRESSL (Soundex P624) — See also BRESSLER, CIPRESSO, CRESSLER, DRESSLER, KRESSLER, PRES, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, RESSLER, SPERL, SPRESSER, TRESSLER.

Pressl, Lance — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

PRESSLER (Soundex P624) — See also BRESSLER, CIPRESSO, CRESSLER, DRESSLER, KRESSLER, PREISLER, PRES, PRESLAR, PRESLER, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, RESSLER, SPRESSER, TRESSLER.

Pressler, Herman — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Pressler, Larry Lee (b. 1942) — also known as Larry Pressler — of Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., March 29, 1942. Republican. Rhodes scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1975-79; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1979-97; defeated, 1996. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Pressler, Orville E. — of Albion, Noble County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Pressler, Wilford — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

PRESSLEY (Soundex P624) — See also BRESSLER, CIPRESSO, CRESSLER, CROSSLEY, DRESSLER, GRASSLEY, KRESSLER, NISSLEY, PERSLEY, PRES, PRESLEY, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, RESSLER, SPRESSER, TRESSLER, WESSLEY.

PRESSLEY: See also Gordon Pressley Fought.
Pressley, Gloria B. — of Florida. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.

PRESSLY (Soundex P624) — See also BRESSLER, CIPRESSO, CRESSLER, DRESSLER, HAESSLY, KRESSLER, PRES, PRESLEY, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, RESSLER, SPRESSER, TRESSLER.

PRESSLY: See also John Taylor Adams.
Pressly, Charles P. — U.S. Vice Consul in Marseille, 1897; Paris, 1914-19. Burial location unknown.
Pressly, Neill E. — U.S. Vice Consul in Tampico, 1914. Burial location unknown.

PRESSMAN (Soundex P625) — See also CHESSMAN, CIPRESSO, CONGRESSMAN, GRIESSMAN, JESSMARIE, PRES, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSNALL, PRESSON, SLESSMAN, SPRESSER.

Pressman, Hyman A. — Independent candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
Pressman, Lee — of New York. American Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Pressman, Nathan (1912-1993) — of Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 24, 1912. Longtime Socialist Labor Party activist; jailed briefly during World War II for draft resistance, but subsequently accepted induction into the U.S. Army; several time candidate for mayor of Ellenville, N.Y.; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1972; expelled from Socialist Labor Party, 1984. Died, in Ellenville Community Hospital, Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y., September 25, 1993. Interment at Workmen's Circle Cemetery, Wawarsing town, Ulster County, N.Y.

PRESSNALL (Soundex P625) — See also CESSNA, CIPRESSO, CISSNA, PRESNELL, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSON, SPRESSER.

Pressnall, J. Philip — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Pressnall, Philip See J. Philip Pressnall

PRESSON (Soundex P625) — See also BESSON, CIPRESSO, CLESSON, CRESSON, FRESSOLA, HESSON, MCKESSON, PERSON, PERSSON, POSNER, PRES, PRESS, PRESSER, PRESSL, PRESSLER, PRESSLEY, PRESSLY, PRESSMAN, PRESSNALL, PROZAN, RESSOR, SPOONER, SPRESSER, TESSON, WESSON.

Presson, Ed — of Silver City, Grant County, N.M. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Presson, Ira — of Camden, Benton County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Presson, William A. — of Richardson County, Neb. Member Nebraska territorial council, 1867; member of Nebraska state senate, 1867. Burial location unknown.

PRESTA (Soundex P623) — See also AGRESTA, FORRESTAL, FRESTADIUS, LOPRESTI, PARISOT, PASTER, PRECIAT, PRES, PRESTAGE, PRESTERA, PRESTIA, PRESTINE, PRESTON, PRESTRIDGE, PRIEST, PROST.

Presta, Millie — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.

PRESTAGE (Soundex P623) — See also AGRESTA, FORRESTAL, FRESTADIUS, LOPRESTI, PRES, PRESTA, PRESTERA, PRESTIA, PRESTINE, PRESTON, PRESTRIDGE, STAGE, STAGEBERG, STAGER.

Prestage, Grady — of Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

PRESTERA (Soundex P623) — See also BASTERASH, BASTERAT, ENRESTE, FLORESTELLA, FORESTER, FORRESTER, KERESTESY, LOPRESTI, ORESTE, PORSTER, PRES, PRESTA, PRESTAGE, PRESTIA, PRESTINE, PRESTON, PRESTRIDGE, TERA, TRESTER.

Prestera, G. Michele — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 11th District; elected 1974. Female. Still living as of 1974.
Prestera, Michael R. (d. 1970) — of Cabell County, W.Va. Democrat. Elected West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County 1970, but died before taking office. Died in 1970. Burial location unknown.
Prestera, Michele See G. Michele Prestera

PRESTIA (Soundex P623) — See also LOPRESTI, PARISOT, PRECIAT, PRES, PRESTA, PRESTAGE, PRESTERA, PRESTINE, PRESTON, PRESTRIDGE, PRIEST, PROST, RESTIANO, RESTIVO, URESTI.

Prestia, Charles J. (b. 1909) — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., September 3, 1909. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1935; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1945-47. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Eagles. Still living as of 1947.

PRESTINE (Soundex P623) — See also CELESTIN, CELESTINO, EARNESTINE, JESTINE, LOPRESTI, NESTINGEN, PALESTIN, PRES, PRESTA, PRESTAGE, PRESTERA, PRESTIA, PRESTON, PRESTRIDGE, RESTIANO, RESTIVO, STINE, URESTI, WESTIN.

Prestine, Arthur — of Depew, Erie County, N.Y. Mayor of Depew, N.Y., 1935, 1940-41. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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