John B. Preston
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Who is John B. Preston?
John B. Preston was the first Surveyor General of the Oregon Territory in the Western United States. He was appointed by President Millard Fillmore to create a system for surveying land in the territory; he lost his position in 1853, and "drifted into obscurity."
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