Thomas Preston may refer to:

Politicians

Thomas Preston (MP for Derby) Thomas Preston may refer to: Politicians * Thomas Preston (MP for Derby), see Derby (UK Parliament constituency), Derby * Thomas Preston (died 1604), MP for Knaresborough * Thomas Preston of Gretton, MP for Northampton (UK Parliament constituency), ...

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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 fo ...

(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 (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) Thomas Preston (died c. 1563) was an English organist and composer who held posts at Magdalen College, Oxford, Trinity College, Cambridge, and St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle cha ...

(died c. 1563), English composer *

Thomas Preston (footballer) Thomas Preston (1893 – 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half for Airdrieonians, spending his entire career with the club. He was a member of the ''Diamonds'' team that won the Scottish Cup in 1924.

(1893–1971), Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians) *

Thomas Preston (writer) Thomas Preston (1537–1598) was an English master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and possibly a dramatist. Life Preston was born at Simpson, Buckinghamshire, in 1537, and was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, where he was elec ...

(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) Thomas Preston (1722) was a British officer, a captain who served in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He commanded troops in the Boston Massacre in 1770 and was tried for murder, but he was acquitted. Historians have never settled whet ...

, involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770 * Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (1928–2012), poker player also known as Amarillo Slim *

Thomas Preston (scientist) Thomas Preston (1860 in Kilmore, County Armagh – 1900)Thomas Preston
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(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 Thomas Preston-Werner (born May 27, 1979) is an American billionaire software developer and entrepreneur. He is an active contributor within the free and open-source software community, most prominently in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he l ...

(b 1979), American entrepreneur (GitHub) {{hndis, Preston, Thomas