| |  PRESTON:See alsoJamesPreston Albright —PrestonC. Allen —PrestonK. Allen —ElizabethPreston Anderson —PrestonL. Anderson —WalterPreston Armstrong —JohnPreston Bailey —PrestonBallard —EdwardMurray Bassett —JohnPreston Beecher —RichardPreston Bell —PrestonLang Bethea —FrancisPreston Blair —FrancisPreston Blair Jr. —WilliamPreston Blocker —WilliamR. Bourdon —PrestonBoyd Jr. —GeorgeAugustus Brackett —JohnBreckinridge —RobertJefferson Breckinridge —RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. —WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge —AlbertPreston Brewer —PrestonSmith Brooks —PrestonBrooks —JohnBrown —JamesBrown —PrestonT. Brown —WalterPreston Brownlow —JohnPreston Buchanan —MitchellPreston Bupp —PrestonBurns —CharlesAlbert Busiel —PrestonButler —JohnWilliam Byrnes —GeorgePreston Callison —PrestonWhite Campbell —PrestonCapell —PrestonBrooks Carwile —BenjaminCutler Clark —BenjaminCutler Clark Jr. —BenjaminPreston Clark —A.Preston Clark —EdmundRandolph Cocke —L.Preston Collins —FrederickPreston Cone —J.Eugene Cook —MayPreston Davie —PrestonS. Davis —PrestonB. Davis —ThomasJefferson Deavitt —PrestonDelano —JohnPreston Doughten —WilliamFranklin Draper —PrestonDrummer —PrestonB. Dunn —PrestonDunn —IsaacAlger Fancher —HermanPreston Faris —PrestonJames Fields —JohnBuchanan Floyd —GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd —PrestonS. Foster —PrestonA. Frost —BradyPreston Gentry —PrestonM. Geren —JoshuaPreston Gibbs —PrestonF. Gibson —PrestonE. Goodrich —PrestonGragg —AsaPreston Grant —WilliamPreston Graves —PrestonHaddan —WadeHampton —PrestonHanawalt —PrestonL. Harden —CarterHenry Harrison II —HarryPreston Henshaw —JosephPreston Hotchkis —RossiterPreston Johnson —PrestonL. Jones —KeithPreston Jones —PrestonE. Jordan —TheronPreston Keator —JamesPreston Kem —WilliamPreston Kimball —PrestonKing —PrestonKing —PrestonJ. Kool —PrestonKoser —WilliamPreston Lane Jr. —PrestonLea —HermanElisha Learned —FrancisPreston Blair Lee —PrestonHopkins Leslie —JewelPreston Lightfoot —LeeBeattie Mailler —PrestonS. Marchant —PrestonH. Markley —PrestonW. Marshall Jr. —PrestonW. Marshall —JohnPreston Martin —PrestonT. McAvoy —JamesMcDowell —PrestonBuford McGoodwin —PrestonMitchell —PrestonJ. Moore —PrestonB. Moss —EdwardPreston Murphy —C.Preston Norris —PrestonOllerton —SidneyPreston Osborn —ArthurWarren Overmyer —PrestonA. Pairo Jr. —PrestonElmer Peden —A.Preston Perrie —PrestonPew —PrestonBierce Plumb —PrestonB. Porter —PrestonPoulter —PrestonV. Pratt —WilliamPreston Rambo —PrestonRawlins —PrestonDoremus Richards —PrestonE. Rolfe —WadePreston Salmon Jr. —PrestonE. Schmidt —GeorgeGriswold Sill —PrestonW. Slosson —PrestonEarnest Smith —PrestonW. Smith —PrestonT. Spaulding —PrestonStallinger —GeorgeP. Stone —J.Preston Strom Jr. —RufusPreston Tapley —WilliamPreston Taulbee —PrestonTaylor Jr. —PrestonEllsworth Terry —PrestonA. Thatcher —DavidPreston Thompson —PrestonM. Troy —PrestonWaddell —WalterNewbold Walmsley Jr. —RobertS. Walton —MitchellPreston Wells —PrestonB. Whitbeck —PrestonWhite —CharlesPreston Wickham —PrestonWood —PrestonWright —PrestonWright —WilliamPreston Yonce —RobertPreston Young Jr. —CiceroPreston Yow | | Preston, (need firstname) —ofWindhamCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate senate 28th District, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, A. Lee —U.S.Attorney for Alaska, 1969.Still living as of 1969. | | Preston, A. W. — ofWayneCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1921-22.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Alfred D. (b.1873) —of Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born near Lewisburg,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,May 1,1873.Democrat.Lawyer;RaleighCounty Criminal Court Judge, 1922-26; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1935-36;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1952.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Andrews — ofCayugaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County, 1827, 1835, 1840.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Arlette — of North Dakota. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthDakota,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Preston, Arthur G., Jr. — of St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Berrien County1st District, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Preston, Austin R., Jr. — of St. Albans, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.; Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.U.S. Vice Consul inTokyo, as of 1924-27;Nagoya, 1929-31; U.S. Consul inBrisbane, 1931-32;Oslo, as of 1938;Lourenco Marques, 1941; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, as of 1947.Burial location unknown. | | Preston,BobSeeRobert Preston | | Preston, Byron W. — of Iowa.Justiceof Iowa state supreme court, 1913-24.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, C. S. — Candidate forMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1914.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Charles — of Brookings,BrookingsCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1893-94.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Charles M. — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Member of Connecticut Prohibition Party State Central Committee,1922.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Charles T. — of Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Prohibition candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Killingly, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, D. A. — ofJasperCounty, Mo.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Jasper County, 1881-82.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, David — ofOnondagaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County, 1845.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, David — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, David — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forTexas,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray).Still living as of 2012. | | Preston, Debra — of Conklin,BroomeCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Preston, Douglas — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska.Mayorof Fairbanks, Alaska, 1954-57.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Douglas A. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming,1892(ConventionVice-President; member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Edward W. — of Roxbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Roxbury; elected 1906;defeated, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Preston,ElizabethSeeElizabethPreston Anderson | | Preston, Ella — ofBroomeCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1919.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, F. D. — ofGallatinCounty, Ill.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1848-56.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Felix W. — U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) inPonce, as of 1884; U.S. Consular Agent inPonce, as of 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Frances Folsom Cleveland(1864-1947) —also known asFrances Clara Folsom;Frances FolsomCleveland —of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1864.FirstLady of the United States, 1886-89, 1893-97.Female.Died inBaltimore,Md.,October29, 1947 (age83 years, 100days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Oscar Folsom and Emma (Harmon) Folsom; married,June 2,1886, toGroverCleveland; married,February10, 1913, to Thomas Jecks Preston; mother ofRichardFolsom Cleveland; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminFolsom. | | | | Political family:Cleveland-Harlanfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ClevelandHallof Languages (built 1911), at WellsCollege,Aurora,New York, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Preston, Francis — ofOnondagaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1915.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Francis M. — of Massachusetts. Born in Maine. U.S. Consul inGuayama, 1849-52.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Francis Smith(1765-1836) —also known asFrancis Preston — of Virginia. Born in Greenfield,BotetourtCounty, Va.,August2, 1765.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1788-89, 1816-20;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1793-97; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1812-14; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 26,1836 (age70 years, 298days).Interment atAspenvaleCemetery, Seven Mile Ford, Va.| | Relatives: SonofWilliam Preston (1729-1783) and Susanna(Smith) Preston; brother ofJames PattonPreston and Letitia Preston (who marriedJohnFloyd); married,January10, 1793, to Sarah Buchanan Campbell (daughter ofWilliamCampbell; niece ofPatrickHenry); father ofWilliam CampbellPreston,John Smith Preston and MargaretBuchanan Frances Preston (who marriedWadeHampton III); uncle ofJamesMcDowell,William Ballard Preston,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andWilliam Preston(1816-1887); grandfather ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; cousin *** ofJohnBrown,JamesBreckinridge andJamesBrown; first cousin ofJohnBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); first cousin twice removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin thrice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Preston, Frank — of Pima,GrahamCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArizona,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Frank M. — of Oswego Falls (now part of Fulton),OswegoCounty, N.Y.Postmaster atOswegoFalls, N.Y., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, George C. — of Henniker,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 9th District, 1893-94.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Greg — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Candidate formayor ofDallas, Tex., 1983.Still living as of 1983. | | Preston, Gustavo(1856-1918) —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Swampscott,EssexCounty, Mass.Born inArroyoMunicipio, Puerto Rico,August1, 1856.Sugar andmolassesimporter;Consulfor Ecuador inBoston,Mass., 1889-1907;Consulfor Argentina inBoston,Mass., 1898.Died, fromstomachcancer, in Massachusetts HomeopathicHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August15, 1918 (age62 years, 14days).Interment atSwampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Mass. | | Preston, H. C. — of Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state senate 12th District, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, H. D. — of Mitchell,DavisonCounty, S.Dak.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Homer — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Homer M. — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Preston,HoraceSeeSamuel HoracePreston | | 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,ChesterCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, J. W. — of Monticello,JasperCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1876.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Jacob Alexander(1796-1868) —also known asJacob A. Preston — ofHarfordCounty, Md.Born near Bel Air,HarfordCounty, Md.,March12, 1796.Whig. Whig Presidential Elector for Maryland,1840(voted forWilliamHenry Harrison andJohnTyler);U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1843-45.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Perryman,HarfordCounty, Md.,August2, 1868 (age72 years, 143days).Interment atSt.George's Churchyard, Spesutia Island, Md. | | Preston, James — also known asJim Preston — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Republican. Candidate forKentuckystate house of representatives 33rd District, 1973.Still living as of 1973.  | Preston, James Harry(1860-1938) —also known asJames H. Preston — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inHarfordCounty, Md.,1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1890-94;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1894;mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1911-19; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1912(speaker);candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1912.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.DiedJuly 14,1938 (ageabout 78years).Interment atGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Preston, James Patton(1774-1853) —also known asJames P. Preston — ofRichmond,Va.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,June 21,1774.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;crippledby injuries received in the war; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1816;Governor ofVirginia, 1816-19; postmaster atRichmond,Va., 1824-37.Died inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,May 4,1853 (age78 years, 317days).Interment atPreston Cemetery at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, Va. | | Preston, Jean (bornc.1935) —of Emerald Isle,CarteretCounty, N.C.Born about 1935. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Preston, Jerome — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1872.Burial location unknown. | | Preston,JimSeeJames Preston | | Preston, John — of New Ipswich,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state senate 9th District, 1848-50.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John — Whig. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1851.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John — ofOswegoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oswego County 3rd District, 1876.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John — ofOhioCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980.Still living as of 1980. | | Preston, John — Natural Law candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 21st District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Preston, John A. — ofGreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1893(voted forGroverCleveland andAdlaiE. Stevenson); member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,1905-08; member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1911-14.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John A. — ofEatonCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Eaton County, 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John D. — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,1922.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John S. — of Harwinton,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Harwinton, 1822, 1825.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John Smith(1809-1881) —also known asJohn S. Preston — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,April20, 1809.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1848-56; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from South Carolina,1860;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1861-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 1,1881 (age72 years, 11days).Interment atTrinityEpiscopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.| | Relatives: SonofFrancis Smith Preston and Sarah Buchanan(Campbell) Preston; brother ofWilliam CampbellPreston; married,April28, 1830, to Caroline Martha Hampton (daughter ofWadeHampton (1752-1835); sister ofWadeHampton (1791-1858); aunt ofWadeHampton III); nephew ofJames PattonPreston; uncle ofRobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson ofWilliam Preston andWilliamCampbell; grandnephew ofPatrickHenry; granduncle ofLevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin once removed ofJohnBreckinridge; second cousin ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),ValentineWood Southall,RobertJefferson Breckinridge andSamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880); second cousin once removed ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864) andStephenValentine Southall; second cousin twice removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925) andSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin ofJamesDouglas Breckinridge. | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Preston, John Troy — ofWaltonCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Walton County, 1931-40.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, John W. — of Ukiah,MendocinoCounty, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,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 asJohn W. Preston, Sr. — of California. Born in Tennessee, about 1878. Democrat.Justice ofCalifornia state supreme court, 1926-35; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1938.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,February18, 1958 (ageabout 80years).Interment atForestLawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif. | | Preston, Jonathan(1801-1888) —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 24,1801.Architect;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1845; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1849-50;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853;Know-Nothing candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1856.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 3,1888 (age86 years, 345days).Interment atForestHills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. | | Preston, Joseph — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Preston, Ken — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Preston, Kenneth — of Ada,HardinCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Mayor ofAda, Ohio; elected 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Kevin D. — of Plainville,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Preston, Lauren — of Prospect,New HavenCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Prospect, 1830, 1834.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, LaWanna — of Pinole,ContraCosta County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1996,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Preston,LeeSeeA. Lee Preston  | Preston, Lee Egan(1898-1972) —also known asLee Preston — of Denton,DentonCounty, Tex.BornFebruary14, 1898.Mayorof Denton, Tex., 1938-46; defeated, 1946.DiedJune 1,1972 (age74 years, 108days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Denton, Tex. | | | Preston, Leonard — of Glasgow,BarrenCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Preston, LeRoy Webster(1915-1987) —also known asRoy Preston — of Maryland. Born inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,July 15,1915.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1948-52; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1952-56.Methodist.Died, at Union MemorialHospital,Baltimore,Md.,April19, 1987 (age71 years, 278days).Cremated. | | Preston, Loomis King(1879-1954) —also known asLoomis K. Preston — of St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 22,1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republicancandidate forMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.Congregationalist.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, in MemorialHospital,St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September12, 1954 (age75 years, 52days).Interment atCrystalSprings Cemetery, Benton Township, Berrien County, Mich. | | Preston, Margaret — of White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.Republican. Member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1937.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Mattie — Candidate in Democratic primary forLouisianastate senate 36th District, 2019; Godliness, Truth, Justicecandidate forPresidentof the United States, 2024.Female.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2024. | | Preston, Miles B. (b.1850) —of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,May 9,1850.Democrat.Mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1896-1900; candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1908.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Truman W. Preston. |
| | Preston, Naomi — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho 1st District, 2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Preston, Nathaniel — of Woodbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Woodbury, 1838.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Odelfa — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1996,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Preston, Prince Hulon, Jr.(1908-1961) —also known asPrince H. Preston, Jr. — of Statesboro,BullochCounty, Ga.Born in Monroe,WaltonCounty, Ga.,July 5,1908.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate 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 toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in1961(ageabout52 years).Interment atEastsideCemetery, Statesboro, Ga. | | Preston, Richard M. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 3rd District, 1875-77.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Robert — of Scio Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.New Politics candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofEldridgeCleaver andLarryHochman).Still living as of 1968. | | Preston, Robert — also known asBob Preston — of Hampton,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewHampshire,1980;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Preston, Robert M. — of Bel Air,HarfordCounty, Md.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War;office supplybusiness;towncommission chairman of Bel Air, Maryland, 2007-09.Member,Rotary.Still living as of 2014. | | Preston, Robert R. — of Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.Democrat. Postmaster atAbingdon,Va., 1836-37.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Rodney — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Preston,RoySeeLeRoy WebsterPreston | | Preston, S.HoraceSeeSamuel HoracePreston | | Preston, Samuel — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1711-12.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Samuel Horace(1837-1916) —also known asS. Horace Preston — of Lansing Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Oneida Township,EatonCounty, Mich.,October1, 1837.Democrat.Farmer;supervisorof Lansing Township, Michigan, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-86.Died, from "La Grippe" (influenza)andBright'sdisease, in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,January8, 1916 (age78 years, 99days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Preston and Rebecca Noble (Sprague) Preston; married1863 toEveline Sills. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Preston,SteveSeeSteven C.Preston | | Preston, Steven C. (b.1960) —also known asSteve Preston — Born in Janesville,RockCounty, Wis.,August4, 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. | | Preston, Sylvester T. — of Willington,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 20th District, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, T. William — of Frostburg,AlleganyCounty, Md.Mayorof Frostburg, Md., 1964-66.Still living as of 1966. | | Preston, Thad B. (d.1938) —of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Democrat. Manager, MichiganOverallCompany; vice-president, State SavingsBank;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1917-19;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1919; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1920,1924.DiedApril 9,1938.Interment atHighlandPark Cemetery, Ionia, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Clark A. Preston and Sarah Ann (Cunningham) Preston; married toLida Canwell. |
| | Preston,ThomasSeeJ. ThomasPreston | | Preston, Thomas F. — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Thomas R. — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Thomas W. — ofBristol,Va.Mayorof Bristol, Va., 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Preston, Vivian — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Democrat. Member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973.Female.Still living as of 1973. | | Preston, Walter(1819-1867) —of Virginia. Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,1819.Candidate forVirginiastate attorney general, 1857;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,1867(ageabout48 years).Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William(1729-1783) —Born in County Donegal,Ireland,December25, 1729.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1765-68, 1769-71.Died while attending amuster ofthe militia, inBotetourtCounty, Va.,June 28,1783 (age53 years, 185days).Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William(1816-1887) —of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born near Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,October16, 1816.Lawyer;delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (speaker);colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1850, 1868-69; member ofKentuckystate 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 toSpain, 1859-61; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Slaveowner. Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,September21, 1887 (age70 years, 340days).Interment atCaveHill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Preston,WilliamSeeT. WilliamPreston | | Preston, William A. — of Rutherford,BergenCounty, N.J.Mayorof Rutherford, N.J., 1889-91.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William A. — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall; defeated, 1906;elected 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William B. — of Logan,CacheCounty, Utah.Mayorof Logan, Utah, 1870-82.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William Ballard(1805-1862) —also known asWilliam B. Preston — ofMontgomeryCounty, Va.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,November25, 1805.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1830-32, 1844-45; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1840-44;U.S.Representative from Virginia 12th District, 1847-49;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1849-50;delegateto Virginia secession convention from Montgomery County, 1861;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senatorfrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; died in office1862.Slaveowner. Died inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,November16, 1862 (age56 years, 356days).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | Preston, William Campbell(1794-1860) —also known asWilliam C. Preston — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December27, 1794.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1828-34;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1833-42; resigned 1842.Presidentof South Carolina College 1845-51.Slaveowner. Died in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,May 22,1860 (age65 years, 147days).Interment atTrinityEpiscopal Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, S.C. | | Preston, William P. — of Mackinac Island,MackinacCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1900;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1907, 1915.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William S. — ofSuffolkCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1854.Burial location unknown. | | Preston, William S. — U.S. Consul inVerviers, as of 1889;Liège, as of 1889.Burial location unknown.
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