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PRESTON (Soundex P623) — See also CRESTON, ESTON, FIRESTONE, LAURESTON, LOPRESTO, PERISTIANY, PORTENS, PRES, PRESTINE, PRESTO.   PRESTON: See also James Preston Albright — Preston C. Allen — Preston K. Allen — Elizabeth Preston Anderson — Preston L. Anderson — Walter Preston Armstrong — John Preston Bailey — Preston Ballard — Edward Murray Bassett — John Preston Beecher — Richard Preston Bell — Preston Lang Bethea — Francis Preston Blair — Francis Preston Blair Jr. — William Preston Blocker — William R. Bourdon — Preston Boyd Jr. — John Breckinridge — Robert Jefferson Breckinridge — Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. — William Campbell Preston Breckinridge — Albert Preston Brewer — Preston Smith Brooks — Preston Brooks — John Brown — James Brown — Preston T. Brown — Walter Preston Brownlow — John Preston Buchanan — Preston Burns — Charles Albert Busiel — Preston Butler — John William Byrnes — George Preston Callison — Preston White Campbell — Preston Capell — Preston Brooks Carwile — Benjamin Cutler Clark — Benjamin Cutler Clark Jr. — Benjamin Preston Clark — A. Preston Clark — Frances Cleveland — Edmund Randolph Cocke — L. Preston Collins — Frederick Preston Cone — J. Eugene Cook — May Preston Davie — Preston S. Davis — Preston B. Davis — Thomas Jefferson Deavitt — Preston Delano — John Preston Doughten — William Franklin Draper — Preston Drummer — Preston B. Dunn — Preston Dunn — Isaac Alger Fancher — Herman Preston Faris — Preston James Fields — John Buchanan Floyd — George Rogers Clark Floyd — Preston S. Foster — Preston A. Frost — Brady Preston Gentry — Preston M. Geren — Joshua Preston Gibbs — Preston F. Gibson — Preston E. Goodrich — Preston Gragg — Asa Preston Grant — William Preston Graves — Preston Haddan — Wade Hampton — Preston Hanawalt — Preston L. Harden — Carter Henry Harrison II — Harry Preston Henshaw — Joseph Preston Hotchkis — Rossiter Preston Johnson — Preston L. Jones — Preston E. Jordan — Theron Preston Keator — James Preston Kem — William Preston Kimball — Preston King — Preston King — Preston J. Kool — Preston Koser — William Preston Lane Jr. — Preston Lea — Herman Elisha Learned — Francis Preston Blair Lee — Preston Hopkins Leslie — Jewel Preston Lightfoot — Lee Beattie Mailler — Preston S. Marchant — Preston H. Markley — Preston W. Marshall Jr. — Preston W. Marshall — John Preston Martin — Preston T. McAvoy — James McDowell — Preston Buford McGoodwin — Preston Mitchell — Preston J. Moore — Preston B. Moss — Edward Preston Murphy — C. Preston Norris — Preston Ollerton — Sidney Preston Osborn — Arthur Warren Overmyer — Preston A. Pairo Jr. — Preston Elmer Peden — A. Preston Perrie — Preston Pew — Preston Bierce Plumb — Preston B. Porter — Preston Poulter — Preston V. Pratt — William Preston Rambo — Preston Rawlins — Preston Doremus Richards — Preston E. Rolfe — Wade Preston Salmon Jr. — Preston E. Schmidt — George Griswold Sill — Preston W. Slosson — Preston Earnest Smith — Preston W. Smith — Preston T. Spaulding — Preston Stallinger — George P. Stone — J. Preston Strom Jr. — William Preston Taulbee — Preston Taylor Jr. — Preston Ellsworth Terry — Preston A. Thatcher — David Preston Thompson — Preston M. Troy — Preston Waddell — Walter Newbold Walmsley Jr. — Robert S. Walton — Mitchell Preston Wells — Preston B. Whitbeck — Preston White — Charles Preston Wickham — Preston Wright — Preston Wright — William Preston Yonce — Robert Preston Young Jr. — Cicero Preston Yow   Preston, (need first name) — of Windham County, Conn. Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state senate 28th District, 1910. Burial location unknown.   Preston, A. Lee — U.S. Attorney for Alaska, 1969. Still living as of 1969.   Preston, A. W. — of Wayne County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Alfred D. (b. 1873) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va., May 1, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge, 1922-26; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Andrews — of Cayuga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1827, 1835, 1840. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Arlette — of North Dakota. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.   Preston, Arthur G., Jr. — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County 1st District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.   Preston, Austin R., Jr. — of St. Albans, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. U.S. Vice Consul in Tokyo, as of 1924-27; Nagoya, 1929-31; U.S. Consul in Brisbane, 1931-32; Oslo, as of 1938; Lourenco Marques, 1941; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, as of 1947. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Bob See Robert Preston   Preston, Byron W. — of Iowa. Justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1913-24. Burial location unknown.   Preston, C. S. — Candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1914. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Charles — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1893-94. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Charles M. — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1922. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Charles T. — of Killingly, Windham County, Conn. Prohibition candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Killingly, 1908. Burial location unknown.   Preston, D. A. — of Jasper County, Mo. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jasper County, 1881-82. Burial location unknown.   Preston, David — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1845. Burial location unknown.   Preston, David — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1884. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Debra — of Conklin, Broome County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Preston, Douglas — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1954-57. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Edward W. — of Roxbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Roxbury; elected 1906; defeated, 1910. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Elizabeth See Elizabeth Preston Anderson   Preston, Ella — of Broome County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1919. Female. Burial location unknown.   Preston, F. D. — of Gallatin County, Ill. Democrat. Member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1848-56. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Felix W. — U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) in Ponce, as of 1884; U.S. Consular Agent in Ponce, as of 1898. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Francis — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1915. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Francis M. — of Massachusetts. Born in Maine. U.S. Consul in Guayama, 1849-52. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Francis Smith (1765-1836) — also known as Francis Preston — of Virginia. Born in Greenfield, Botetourt County, Va., August 2, 1765. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1788-89, 1816-20; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1812-14; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 26, 1836 (age 70 years, 298 days). Interment at Aspenvale Cemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.   Relatives: Son of William Preston (1729-1783) and Susanna (Smith) Preston; brother of James Patton Preston and Letitia Preston (who married John Floyd); married, January 10, 1793, to Sarah Buchanan Campbell (daughter of William Campbell; niece of Patrick Henry); father of William Campbell Preston, John Smith Preston and Margaret Buchanan Frances Preston (who married Wade Hampton III); uncle of James McDowell, William Ballard Preston, John Buchanan Floyd, George Rogers Clark Floyd and William Preston (1816-1887); grandfather of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; cousin *** of John Brown, James Breckinridge and James Brown; first cousin of John Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin thrice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of James Douglas Breckinridge.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, Frank — of Pima, Graham County, Ariz. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1928. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Frank M. — of Oswego Falls (now part of Fulton), Oswego County, N.Y. Postmaster at Oswego Falls, N.Y., 1901. Burial location unknown.   Preston, George C. — of Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1893-94. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Greg — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Candidate for mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1983. Still living as of 1983.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Preston, Gustavo (1856-1918) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Swampscott, Essex County, Mass. Born in Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico, August 1, 1856. Sugar and molasses importer; Consul for Ecuador in Boston, Mass., 1889-1907; Consul for Argentina in Boston, Mass., 1898. Died, from stomach cancer, in Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 15, 1918 (age 62 years, 14 days). Interment at Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Francis W. 'Frank' Preston and Emma (Lepelleux) Preston; married, June 8, 1887, to Emma (DeLaski) Blake; married, December 29, 1915, to Florence E. Shaw.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, H. C. — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state senate 12th District, 1891-92. Burial location unknown.   Preston, H. D. — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Homer — of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Homer M. — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960. Still living as of 1960.   Preston, Horace See Samuel Horace Preston   Preston, Hugh L., Jr. — Judge, California Court of Appeal 3rd District, 1931. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Isaac M. — U.S. Attorney for Iowa, 1847-50. Burial location unknown.   Preston, J. Thomas — of Whitford, Chester County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Burial location unknown.   Preston, J. W. — of Monticello, Jasper County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1876. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Jacob Alexander (1796-1868) — also known as Jacob A. Preston — of Harford County, Md. Born near Bel Air, Harford County, Md., March 12, 1796. Whig. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1843-45. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Perryman, Harford County, Md., August 2, 1868 (age 72 years, 143 days). Interment at St. George's Churchyard, Spesutia Island, Md.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Preston, James — also known as Jim Preston — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 33rd District, 1973. Still living as of 1973. Preston, James Harry (1860-1938) — also known as James H. Preston — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Harford County, Md., 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1890-94; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1894; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1911-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912 (speaker); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died July 14, 1938 (age about 78 years). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.   Relatives: Father of Alice W. Preston (who married Edward Codrington Carrington Jr.).   Political family: Carrington-Preston family of Baltimore, Maryland.   Image source: Library of Congress   Preston, James Patton (1774-1853) — also known as James P. Preston — of Richmond, Va. Born in Montgomery County, Va., June 21, 1774. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; crippled by injuries received in the war; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1816; Governor of Virginia, 1816-19; postmaster at Richmond, Va., 1824-37. Died in Montgomery County, Va., May 4, 1853 (age 78 years, 317 days). Interment at Preston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Va.   Relatives: Son of William Preston and Susanna (Smith) Preston; brother of Francis Smith Preston and Letitia Preston (who married John Floyd); married to Ann Barraud Taylor; father of William Ballard Preston; uncle of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston and George Rogers Clark Floyd; granduncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-granduncle of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of John Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin thrice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of James Douglas Breckinridge.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Preston County, W.Va. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, Jean (born c.1935) — of Emerald Isle, Carteret County, N.C. Born about 1935. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2004. Still living as of 2004.   Preston, Jerome — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1872. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Jim See James Preston   Preston, John — of New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1848-50. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John — Whig. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1851. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John — of Oswego County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 3rd District, 1876. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John — of Ohio County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980. Still living as of 1980.   Preston, John — Natural Law candidate for Texas state house of representatives 21st District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.   Preston, John A. — of Greenbrier County, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1905-08; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1911-14. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John A. — of Eaton County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1922. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John D. — of Buchanan County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District, 1922. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John S. — of Harwinton, Litchfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Harwinton, 1822, 1825. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John Smith (1809-1881) — also known as John S. Preston — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., April 20, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860; delegate to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 1, 1881 (age 72 years, 11 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Francis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston; brother of William Campbell Preston; married, April 28, 1830, to Caroline Martha Hampton (daughter of Wade Hampton (1752-1835); sister of Wade Hampton (1791-1858); aunt of Wade Hampton III); nephew of James Patton Preston; uncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston and William Campbell; grandnephew of Patrick Henry; granduncle of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Valentine Wood Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Stephen Valentine Southall; second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, John Troy — of Walton County, Ga. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Walton County, 1931-40. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John W. — of Ukiah, Mendocino County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1908, 1916; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1913-18. Burial location unknown.   Preston, John White, Sr. (c.1878-1958) — also known as John W. Preston, Sr. — of California. Born in Tennessee, about 1878. Democrat. Justice of California state supreme court, 1926-35; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1938. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 18, 1958 (age about 80 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Preston, Joseph — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2004. Still living as of 2004.   Preston, Ken — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008. Still living as of 2008.   Preston, Kenneth — of Ada, Hardin County, Ohio. Democrat. Mayor of Ada, Ohio; elected 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Kevin D. — of Plainville, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Still living as of 1972.   Preston, Lauren — of Prospect, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Prospect, 1830, 1834. Burial location unknown.   Preston, LaWanna — of Pinole, Contra Costa County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.   Preston, Lee See A. Lee Preston Preston, Lee Egan (1898-1972) — also known as Lee Preston — of Denton, Denton County, Tex. Born February 14, 1898. Mayor of Denton, Tex., 1938-46; defeated, 1946. Died June 1, 1972 (age 74 years, 108 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Tex.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle, April 6, 1938   Preston, Leonard — of Glasgow, Barren County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Preston, LeRoy Webster (1915-1987) — also known as Roy Preston — of Maryland. Born in Baltimore County, Md., July 15, 1915. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1948-52; member of Maryland state senate, 1952-56. Methodist. Died, at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., April 19, 1987 (age 71 years, 278 days). Cremated.   Relatives: Relative *** of William Preston Lane Jr..   Preston, Loomis King (1879-1954) — also known as Loomis K. Preston — of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich. Born in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., July 22, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District, 1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928. Congregationalist. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, in Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph, Berrien County, Mich., September 12, 1954 (age 75 years, 52 days). Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Wallace A. Preston and Mary (King) Preston; married, September 8, 1931, to Victoria Summerville.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, Margaret — of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Miles B. (b. 1850) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., May 9, 1850. Democrat. Mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1896-1900; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1908. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Truman W. Preston.   Preston, Naomi — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Preston, Nathaniel — of Woodbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodbury, 1838. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Odelfa — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1996, 2000. Still living as of 2000.   Preston, Prince Hulon, Jr. (1908-1961) — also known as Prince H. Preston, Jr. — of Statesboro, Bulloch County, Ga. Born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., July 5, 1908. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Bulloch County, 1935-38; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1947-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1961 (age about 52 years). Interment at Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.   The Prince H. Preston Federal Building, in Statesboro, Georgia, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Preston, Richard M. — of California. Member of California state assembly 3rd District, 1875-77. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Robert — of Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Still living as of 1968.   Preston, Robert — also known as Bob Preston — of Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.   Preston, Robert M. — of Bel Air, Harford County, Md. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; office supply business; town commission chairman of Bel Air, Maryland, 2007-09. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Preston, Robert R. — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Democrat. Postmaster at Abingdon, Va., 1836-37. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Rodney — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Democrat. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Roy See LeRoy Webster Preston   Preston, S. Horace See Samuel Horace Preston   Preston, Samuel — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1711-12. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Samuel Horace (1837-1916) — also known as S. Horace Preston — of Lansing Township, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Oneida Township, Eaton County, Mich., October 1, 1837. Democrat. Farmer; supervisor of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-86. Died, from "La Grippe" (influenza) and Bright's disease, in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., January 8, 1916 (age 78 years, 99 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Preston and Rebecca Noble (Sprague) Preston; married 1863 to Eveline Sills.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, Steve See Steven C. Preston   Preston, Steven C. (b. 1960) — also known as Steve Preston — Born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis., August 4, 1960. Republican. Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 2006-08; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2008-09. Still living as of 2019.   See also Wikipedia article   Preston, Sylvester T. — of Willington, Tolland County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 20th District, 1861. Burial location unknown.   Preston, T. William — of Frostburg, Allegany County, Md. Mayor of Frostburg, Md., 1964-66. Still living as of 1966.   Preston, Thad B. (d. 1938) — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Democrat. Manager, Michigan Overall Company; vice-president, State Savings Bank; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1917-19; Michigan Democratic state chair, 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1920, 1924. Died April 9, 1938. Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Clark A. Preston and Sarah Ann (Cunningham) Preston; married to Lida Canwell.   Preston, Thomas See J. Thomas Preston   Preston, Thomas F. — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Thomas R. — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1928. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Thomas W. — of Bristol, Va. Mayor of Bristol, Va., 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Preston, Vivian — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1973. Female. Still living as of 1973.   Preston, Walter (1819-1867) — of Virginia. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., 1819. Candidate for Virginia state attorney general, 1857; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Died in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., 1867 (age about 48 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Distant cousin *** of William Ballard Preston.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Staples family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Preston, William (1729-1783) — Born in County Donegal, Ireland, December 25, 1729. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1765-68, 1769-71. Died while attending a muster of the militia, in Botetourt County, Va., June 28, 1783 (age 53 years, 185 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Preston and Elizabeth (Patton) Preston; married, January 17, 1761, to Susanna Smith; father of Francis Smith Preston, James Patton Preston and Letitia Preston (who married John Floyd); uncle of John Breckinridge; grandfather of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston and George Rogers Clark Floyd; granduncle of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-granduncle of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); second great-grandfather of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; second great-granduncle of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed of James Douglas Breckinridge.   Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Preston, William (1816-1887) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 16, 1816. Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (speaker); colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1850, 1868-69; member of Kentucky state senate, 1851-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1852-55; defeated, 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856, 1880 (speaker); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1859-61; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 21, 1887 (age 70 years, 340 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.   Relatives: Brother of Henrietta Preston (who married Albert Sidney Johnston); nephew of Francis Smith Preston; grandfather of Preston Davie (who married May Preston Davie).   Political families: Brown-Breckinridge family of Lexington, Kentucky; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Preston, William See T. William Preston   Preston, William A. — of Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Mayor of Rutherford, N.J., 1889-91. Burial location unknown.   Preston, William A. — of Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Cornwall; defeated, 1906; elected 1916. Burial location unknown.   Preston, William B. — of Logan, Cache County, Utah. Mayor of Logan, Utah, 1870-82. Burial location unknown.   Preston, William Ballard (1805-1862) — also known as William B. Preston — of Montgomery County, Va. Born in Montgomery County, Va., November 25, 1805. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1830-32, 1844-45; member of Virginia state senate, 1840-44; U.S. Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1847-49; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1849-50; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Montgomery County, 1861; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; died in office 1862. Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery County, Va., November 16, 1862 (age 56 years, 356 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of James Patton Preston; nephew of Francis Smith Preston; cousin by marriage of Waller Redd Staples; distant cousin *** of Walter Preston.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Staples family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Preston, William Campbell (1794-1860) — also known as William C. Preston — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 27, 1794. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1828-34; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842. President of South Carolina College 1845-51. Slaveowner. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., May 22, 1860 (age 65 years, 147 days). Interment at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.   Relatives: Son of Francis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan (Campbell) Preston; brother of John Smith Preston and Margaret Buchanan Preston Preston (who married Wade Hampton III); married to Missouri Maria Coalter; nephew of James Patton Preston; uncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of William Preston and William Campbell; grandnephew of Patrick Henry; granduncle of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin of James McDowell, John Buchanan Floyd and George Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed of John Breckinridge; second cousin of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Valentine Wood Southall, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge and Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); second cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864) and Stephen Valentine Southall; second cousin twice removed of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925) and Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge.   Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston, William P. — of Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900; member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1907, 1915. Burial location unknown.   Preston, William S. — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1854. Burial location unknown.   Preston, William S. — U.S. Consul in Verviers, as of 1889; Liège, as of 1889. Burial location unknown.

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