John S. Preston
Politician
1809 – 1881
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Who was John S. Preston?
John Smith Preston was a wealthy planter, soldier, and attorney who became prominent in South Carolina politics in the 19th century. An ardent secessionist, he was the state's delegate dispatched to help convince the Virginia Secession Convention to join South Carolina in seceding from the antebellum Union in the months prior to the start of the American Civil War.
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- Born
- Apr 20, 1809
Abingdon - Also known as
- John Preston
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- University of Virginia
- Hampden–Sydney College
- Died
- May 1, 1881
Columbia
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on July 23, 2013
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