Francis Preston (August 2, 1765 – May 26, 1835) was an American lawyer and politician from

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. He was the son of Col. William Preston of Virginia, served in both houses of the state legislature, and represented

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in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797. Preston had a house built in Abingdon, now called the Martha Washington Inn. In 1795, while residing at Saltville, he constructed the Preston House. Preston was the father of

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, William Campbell Preston, and John S. Preston and the uncle of

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and William Preston.

Electoral history

*1793; Preston was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives defeating Abram Trigg. *1795; Preston was re-elected unopposed.

References

External links

Preston's Congressional biography
1765 births 1835 deaths Members of the Virginia House of Delegates Virginia state senators Virginia lawyers Politicians from Abingdon, Virginia Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Virginia colonial people People from Saltville, Virginia 19th-century American lawyers Preston family of Virginia {{Virginia-Representative-stub