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Justice Preston (other)
Justice Preston may refer to: * Byron W. Preston, associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court *Edward Preston, justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Hawaii *Gilbert of Preston, chief justice of the Common Pleas in the United Kingdom *Isaac Trimble Preston Isaac Trimble Preston (1793 – July 4, 1852) was a 19th-century Louisiana lawyer, politician, and Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Preston was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, the son of Francis Preston. In a letter to James Madison, ..., associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court * John W. Preston, associate justice of the Supreme Court of California {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron W
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the greatest of English poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy Narrative poem, narratives ''Don Juan (poem), Don Juan'' and ''Childe Harold's Pilgrimage''; many of his shorter lyrics in ''Hebrew Melodies'' also became popular. Byron was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, later traveling extensively across Europe to places such as Italy, where he lived for seven years in Venice, Ravenna, and Pisa after he was forced to flee England due to lynching threats. During his stay in Italy, he frequently visited his friend and fellow poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Later in life Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire and died leading a campaign during that war, for which Greeks rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Preston
Edward Preston (17 February 1831 – 17 January 1890) was a lawyer and judge originally from England who served in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Early life Edward Preston was born 17 February 1831 in London, England. In 1852 he sailed to Melbourne, Australia, and then practised law in Christchurch, New Zealand in the firm Wynn Williams & Co. Hawaiian citizenship He married in 1852, and came to the Hawaiian Islands with his wife in 1870. He became a citizen of the Kingdom of Hawaii on 1 April 1871, and was admitted to the bar 5 April 1871. He worked in the offices of Richard H. Stanley in 1875. He was awarded the Royal Order of Kapiolani with rank of grand officer. Political career He was appointed Attorney General on 3 July 1878 by King Kalākaua, and served until 14 August 1880. He replaced Alfred S. Hartwell. In the 1878, 1880, and 1882 sessions he was in the legislature of the Hawaiian Kingdom in the House of Nobles. Working as a clerk for the judge in the legislature was John Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Of Preston
Sir Gilbert of Preston (1209–1274) was a British justice. He was the son of Walter of Preston, who was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire between 1206 and 1208. Gilbert acted as a collector of aid in Northamptonshire between 1235 and 1236, and in 1240 was appointed as a royal justice, acting almost continuously until 1254 as a Puisne justice on the Eyre circuits of William de York, Roger of Thirkleby and Henry of Bath, and in the common bench at Westminster. He also received many miscellaneous judicial and administrative commissions, but was not given a regular salary (of £40) until 1253, despite having worked as a judge for 13 years. In 1254 Gilbert served as senior justice on an Eyre circuit for the first time, although when not on Eyre he continued to sit as a Puisne judge at Westminster. In 1260 he was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, where he sat almost continuously at court, except when sessions of the court were suspended because of political disturbances. In 126 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Trimble Preston
Isaac Trimble Preston (1793 – July 4, 1852) was a 19th-century Louisiana lawyer, politician, and Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Preston was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, the son of Francis Preston. In a letter to James Madison, Francis Preston suggests Isaac's birth to have been illegitimate, describing the younger Preston to have been ''"the fruit of Youthfull (sic) folly."'' He studied at Greenville College in Greene County, Tennessee and graduated from Yale College in 1812 as class valedictorian. He began studies as Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut the same year, but put his education on hold to join the Army as a captain in the 35th Infantry during the War of 1812 on March 31, 1813. He received an honorable discharge in June 1815 and resumed his legal studies under William Wirt in Norfolk, Virginia. Preston settled in New Orleans, Louisiana and began a law practice. He twice served terms as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1824 to 1828 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
