Famous People with Name Preston

Preston Earnest Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Preston Earnest Smith: was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1969-1973, and the lieutenant governor from 1963-1969.Smith was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1944 and then to the Texas State Senate in 1956. In 1962 he was elected lieutenant governor, and then in 1968 he was elected governor, a position he held from 1969 to 1973. He succeeded the popular Democratic Governor John B. Connally, Jr., who later switched parties. To win the governorship, Smith first defeated Don Yarborough in the 1968 Democratic runoff election. Two other candidates Dolph Briscoe, a large landholder from Uvalde in the Texas Hill Country, and former Attorney General Waggoner Carr, were eliminated in the primary.

Preston Thomas Tucker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Preston Thomas Tucker: was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Torpedo, an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. Production of the torpedo was shut down amidst scandal and accusations of stock fraud on March 3, 1949. The 1988 movie, Tucker: The Man and His Dream is based around the car's production.

Preston Rudolph York            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Preston Rudolph York: was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers (1934, 1937-45), Boston Red Sox (1946-47), Chicago White Sox (1947) and Philadelphia Athletics (1948). York was born in Ragland, Alabama. He batted and threw right-handed.

Preston Ware Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Preston Ware Jr.: was a U.S chess player. He is best known today for playing unorthodox chess openings. Ware was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, and died in Boston, Massachusetts.

Preston Morris Burch            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Preston Morris Burch: was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner. Preston Burch bred a number of successful horses, the most famous of which was the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly Gallorette foaled in 1942. The following year he took over a

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.: is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets.

Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.: was an American politician, educator and lawyer.After serving in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1935 through 1938, Preston enlisted as a private in the United States Army in 1942 and was promoted through the ranks to captain by the time of his

James Harry Preston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Harry Preston: was the Mayor of Baltimore from 1911-1919.He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1890-1894. He briefly served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1894. Preston then served as the Mayor of Baltimore from 1911-1919. In 1912, he was a

Joseph Preston Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Preston Jr.: is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 24th District and was elected in 1982.

James Patton Preston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Patton Preston: was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 20th Governor of Virginia between 1816 and 1819. He was the brother-in-law of John Floyd and uncle of James McDowell and John Buchanan Floyd.