William Preston
Sign in to saveConfederate Army general (1816–1887)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 28
Top works
- The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius
- Hope & folly
- Grey Argyll
- Illustrations of Masonry
- New Age Apocalypse Trilogy
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 9
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Louisville
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Political party
- Whig Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Mexican-American War
- Military branch
- Confederate States Army
- Image
- William-Preston-sketch.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- place of burial
- Cave Hill Cemetery
- Commons category
- William Preston
- date of birth
- 1816-10-16
- date of death
- 1887-09-21
- allegiance
- United States
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