William Preston
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William Preston may refer to:
- William Preston (Freemason)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 research, required by the same in his classical and...
(1742–1818), Scottish author of Illustrations of Masonry - William Preston (Virginia)William Preston (Virginia)Col. William Preston 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 whose progeny would supply leaders for the South for nearly a century...
(1729–1783), Irish-born frontier Virginia leader, signer of the Fincastle ResolutionsFincastle ResolutionsThe Fincastle Resolutions was a statement adopted on January 20, 1775 by thirteen elected representatives of Fincastle County, Colony of Virginia... - William Preston (Kentucky)William Preston (Kentucky)William Preston was an American lawyer, politician, and ambassador. He also was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1816–1887), U.S. politician, ambassador, and Confederate officer - William Ballard PrestonWilliam Ballard PrestonWilliam Ballard Preston was a United States political figure. He served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy between 1849 and 1850...
(1805–1862), U.S. politician from Virginia - William B. Preston (Mormon)William B. Preston (Mormon)William Bowker Preston was the fourth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1884 and 1907....
(1830–1908), Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1884–1907 - William C. PrestonWilliam C. PrestonWilliam Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties...
(1794–1860), U.S. senator from the South Carolina - William Campbell Preston (1794–1860), U.S. politician from Pennsylvania and Virginia
- William Preston (Royal Navy officer), captain in the British Royal Navy who, along with James Stirling, was responsible for the foundations of Perth and Fremantle in Western Australia
- William Preston (UK politician)William Preston (UK politician)William Preston was a British industrialist and Conservative politician.Born in 1874, Preston was educated at Walsall Grammar School and Weston School, Bath. In 1907 he married Lilly Swinton Sanders, and he became managing director of William Sanders & Co Limited, a major manufacturer of...
(1874–1941), Conservative M.P. for Walsall, 1924–1929 - William Preston (actor)William Preston (actor)William Preston did not start his acting career until he was at the age of 47 but subsequently appeared in more than sixty productions of Shakespeare's plays. He had a Master's degree in English literature from Penn State. He is perhaps best known for his role as recurring character Oldie Olson on...
(1921–1998) - William Alfred PrestonWilliam Alfred Preston-Biography:William Preston was born July 26, 1848 in Bethany, Manvers Township, Durham County, Ontario. He was the son of Major Isaac Preston Jr. and Mary Anne Woodside Preston was a merchant at Prince Arthur's Landing from 1875-79 where some of...
(1848–1944), MPP in Ontario, Canada - William G. PrestonWilliam G. PrestonWilliam G. Preston was an American architect. He was active in Boston and Georgia, where he designed the De Soto Hotel and the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory...
, American architect - Billy PrestonBilly PrestonWilliam Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...
(1946–2006), American musician