Thomas Preston may refer to:

Politicians

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

* Thomas Preston (died 1604), MP for Knaresborough * Thomas Preston of Gretton, MP for

Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

* Thomas Preston (MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme), in 1437 MP for

Newcastle-under-Lyme Newcastle-under-Lyme ( RP: , ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. The 2011 census population of the town was 75,082, whilst the wider borough had a population of 1 ...

* Thomas Preston, in 1452 MP for Wallingford *

Thomas Preston (of Holker, elder) Thomas Preston may refer to: Politicians * Thomas Preston (MP for Derby), see Derby * Thomas Preston (died 1604), MP for Knaresborough * Thomas Preston of Gretton, MP for Northampton * Thomas Preston (MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme), in 1437 MP for ...

(1600–1679), English MP for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

* Thomas Preston (of Holker, younger) (1647–1697), English MP for Lancaster *

Thomas Hiram Preston Thomas Hiram Preston (October 22, 1855 – November 7, 1925) was an Ontario journalist and political figure. He represented Brant South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1899 to 1908. He was born in Mount Vernon ...

(1855–1925), Ontario journalist and political figure *

Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Baronet Sir Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Baronet, OBE (2 June 1886 – 30 December 1976) was a British diplomat and 6th Baronet of Beeston St Lawrence, Norfolk. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1934. Life Thomas Hildebrand Preston ...

(1886–1976), British diplomat

Religion

Thomas Preston (monk) Thomas Preston (15633 April 1640?) was an English Benedictine monk serving as one of the leaders of the mission to re-establish the Benedictine Order in England after the closure of monasteries during the 16th century. He is also remembered for h ...

(1563–1640), English Benedictine monk *

Thomas Scott Preston Thomas Scott Preston (23 July 1824 at Hartford, Connecticut – 4 November 1891 at New York City) was a Roman Catholic Vicar-General of New York, protonotary Apostolic, chancellor, author, preacher, and administrator Life Thomas Preston was ...

(1824–1891), Roman Catholic Vicar General of New York

Others

* Thomas Preston (composer) (died c. 1563), English composer * Thomas Preston (footballer) (1893–1971), Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians) * Thomas Preston (writer) (1537–1598), master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possible author of ''King Cambyses'' *

Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara (1585October, 1655) was an Irish soldier of the 17th century. After lengthy service as a mercenary in the Spanish Army, Preston returned to Ireland following the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1641. He was appoint ...

(1585–1655), who fought on the side of Confederation in the Irish Confederate Wars (1642–1649) * Thomas Preston (British Army officer), involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770 * Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (1928–2012), poker player also known as

Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston Jr. (December 31, 1928 – April 29, 2012), known as Amarillo Slim, was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets. Preston won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was ...

* Thomas Preston (scientist) (1860–1900), Irish scientist *

Thomas J. Preston Jr. Thomas Jex Preston Jr. (October 26, 1862 – December 25, 1955) was an American archeology professor and academic administrator. Early life Preston was born on October 26, 1862, in Hastings on Hudson, New York. He graduated from Princeton Univer ...

(1862–1955), professor of archeology at Princeton University *

Tommy Preston Thomas Baxter Preston (3 October 1932 – 16 April 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian and St Mirren. Preston appeared for Hibernian in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final and made over 300 appearances for the club in all competi ...

(1932–2015), Scottish footballer (Hibernian) * Tom Preston-Werner (b 1979), American entrepreneur (GitHub) {{hndis, Preston, Thomas