William Ballard Preston
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It sits within the topics 1805 births, 1862 deaths and 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1805
- Died
- 1862
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The speech of William B. Preston (of Montgomery) in the House of Delegates of Virginia on the policy of the state in relation to her colored population
- California and New Mexico
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Blacksburg
- Place of death
- Blacksburg
- Father
- James Patton Preston
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- University of Virginia
- Political party
- Whig Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- WmBdPreston.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons gallery
- William B. Preston
- date of birth
- 1805-11-25
- date of death
- 1862-11-16
- Commons category
- William Ballard Preston
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Categories
1805 births1862 deaths19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly19th-century United States representativesConfederate States of America senatorsDeputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate StatesMembers of the Virginia House of DelegatesPeople from Blacksburg, VirginiaPeople of Virginia in the American Civil WarPreston family (Virginia)Taylor administration cabinet membersUnited States secretaries of the navyUniversity of Virginia School of Law alumniVirginia lawyersVirginia Secession Delegates of 1861Virginia state senatorsWhig Party United States representatives from Virginia