Colonel William Preston was an Irish-born American military officer, planter and politician who founded a political dynasty. After service in the French and Indian War, Preston served five years in th
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James Patton Preston was a U.S. political figure who served as the 20th Governor of Virginia.
William Preston (Virginia soldier)
…education, as would his descendants. He was a founding trustee of Liberty Hall when it was transformed into a college in 1776. His son, Virginia governor James Patton Preston, helped charter the University of Virginia roughly five decades later. His grandson, Congressman William Ballard Preston founded Olin and Preston…
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1803