Sir Henry Jacob Preston, 3rd Baronet (15 September 1851 – 9 January 1897) was an English soldier, magistrate and

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er. He represented England in the second representative football match against Scotland in November 1870.

Family

Preston was born at Beeston Hall, Beeston St Lawrence in Norfolk, the son of Sir Jacob Henry Preston, 2nd Baronet, and Amelia Prescott. He married Mary Hope Clutterbuck on 16 December 1885; they had five children: *Sir Jacob Preston, 4th Baronet (1887–1918), who succeeded him to the

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. *Sir Edward Hulton Preston, 5th Baronet (1888–1963), who succeeded his elder brother to the baronetcy. *Thomas Frederick (1889–1917), who gained the rank of

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in the

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and joined the

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. He was killed in Belgium during the First World War. *Netty Louisa (born 1892), died an infant. *Hope Amy Constance (1894–1956)

Education and sport

Preston was educated at

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from 1865 to 1871, where he was a member of the school rowing VIII in 1870 and 1871, and of the

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XI in 1871. In November 1870, he and fellow Etonian Thomas Carter, were amongst six new recruits to the England

XI which played the second pseudo-international against a Scotland XI. The match was played at the

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and ended in a 1–0 victory for the English, with fellow debutante R.S.F. Walker scoring the only goal twelve minutes from the end of the match. After leaving Eton in 1871, he went up to

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from where graduated with a

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degree in 1876.

Military and professional career

He was a member of The Prince of Wales's Own Norfolk Artillery reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant in August 1876 and being promoted to full lieutenant two years later. He also held the office of

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. He succeeded to the title of "3rd Baronet Preston, of Beeston St. Lawrence, Norfolk" on 19 October 1891 on the death of his father. The family lived at Beeston Hall where Henry was recorded as resident in the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses; in the two earlier censuses he was described as a "scholar" and in 1881 as "Magistrate & Lieut. Militia". The family also owned the nearby Barton Hall at

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. He died of

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and

blood poisoning Sepsis, formerly known as septicemia (septicaemia in British English) or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage is follo ...

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near

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, Norfolk on 9 January 1897, aged 45. There is a memorial plaque to Sir Henry and his father inside the Church of St. Lawrence at Beeston St Lawrence which also contains memorials to many other members of the Preston family.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Preston, Henry Jacob 1851 births 1897 deaths People from North Norfolk (district) People educated at Eton College Old Etonians F.C. players England men's representative footballers (1870–1872) Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deaths from streptococcus infection Deaths from sepsis Norfolk Yeomanry officers Men's association football players not categorized by position English men's footballers