Thomas Jex Preston Jr. (October 26, 1862 – December 25, 1955) was an American

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professor and academic administrator.

Early life

Preston was born on October 26, 1862, in

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. He graduated from Princeton University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and earned a bachelor's degree followed by a master's degree and a PhD. He also studied abroad at the Sorbonne University for two years, and at the University of Rome.

Career

Preston began his career as a businessman for a manufacturing concern in Newark, New Jersey. He left the business world after "amassing a comfortable fortune." Preston was a professor of

at Princeton University in 1911–1912. He also served as the president pro tem of Wells College in Aurora, New York. Preston was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and the

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Personal life and death

On February 10, 1913, Preston married Frances Folsom Cleveland, the widow of President Grover Cleveland, at the Prospect House in Princeton, New Jersey.First Ladies' Biographical Information
/ref> Preston died on December 25, 1955, in

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, at age 93.

Published works

* Preston, Thomas Jex, ''The bronze doors of Monte Cassino and of St. Paul's Rome'', Princeton University Press, 1915. Ph.D. dissertation was published in 1910.

References

* ''New York Times'', ''Mrs. Cleveland and Prof. Preston Wed'', February 11, 1913. * ''New York Times'', ''Dr. TJ. Preston W Jr. Educator, Was 93'', December 26, 1955.

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* 1862 births 1955 deaths People from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York People from South Orange, New Jersey Princeton University alumni Princeton University faculty Grover Cleveland family Wells College faculty Writers from New Jersey Writers from New York (state) {{US-archaeologist-stub