William Preston

William Preston

William Preston is the name of:

*William Preston (Freemason) (1742–1818), Scottish author of "Illustrations of Masonry"
*William Preston (Virginia) (1729–1783), Irish-born frontier Virginia leader, signer of the Fincastle Resolutions
*William Preston (Kentucky) (1816–1887), U.S. politician, ambassador, and Confederate officer
*William Ballard Preston (1805–1862), U.S. politician from Virginia
*William B. Preston (Mormon) (1830–1908), Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1884-1907)
*William C. Preston (1794-1860) was a U.S. senator from the South Carolina
*William Campbell Preston (1794–1860), U.S. politician from Pennsylvania and Virginia
*William Preston (American actor) (1921–1998)
*William Preston (Captain Royal Navy), a captain in the British Royal Navy who, along with James Stirling, was responsible for the foundations of Perth and Fremantle in Western Australia.-->


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  • William Preston (Freemason) — William Preston was a Scottish author, born in Edinburgh, on the 7 August, 1742. He died on April 1, 1818. With the death of his father, Preston left college and found a job as a secretary to Thomas Ruddiman, with whom he carried out extensive… …   Wikipedia

  • William Preston (Kentucky) — William Preston (October 16, 1816 ndash; September 21, 1887) was an American lawyer, politician, and ambassador. He also was a major general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.Preston, the nephew of Francis Preston, was born… …   Wikipedia

  • William Preston Johnston — (January 5, 1831 ndash; July 16, 1899) was a lawyer and Confederate soldier. Johnston was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Albert Sidney Johnston and Henritta Preston. At the age of four, his mother died and he was reared by her family members.… …   Wikipedia

  • William Preston Lane junior — William Preston Lane, Jr. (* 12. Mai 1892 in Hagerstown, Maryland; † 7. Februar 1967 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und von 1947 bis 1951 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Maryland. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Preston Few — (1867 mdash;1940) was the first president of Duke University and the fifth president of its predecessor, Trinity College.Few received his B.A. from Wofford College, Class of 1889, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He also received… …   Wikipedia

  • William Preston Lane — William Preston Lane, Jr. (* 12. Mai 1892 in Hagerstown, Maryland; † 7. Februar 1967 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und von 1947 bis 1951 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Maryland. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Preston Miller — William Miller (javelot) Pour les articles homonymes, voir William Miller (homonymie). William Preston Miller, né le 22 février 1930 est un ancien athlète américain lanceur de javelot. Palmarès Jeux olympiques 1952 à Helsinki …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William Preston Taulbee — (October 22, 1851 ndash; March 11, 1890) was a US Congressman from Kentucky in the late 1800s. Taulbee was shot by Charles Kincaid on February 28, 1890 in the United States Capitol and died 11 days later. A stain on the marble staircase where the …   Wikipedia

  • William Preston (Virginia) — Col. William Preston (December 25, 1729 – June 28, 1783)[1] played a crucial role in surveying and developing the colonies going westward, exerted great influence in the colonial affairs of his time, ran a large plantation, and founded a dynasty… …   Wikipedia

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