William Preston (Virginia soldier)
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william-preston-virginia-soldier-163-13310857
title:
William Preston (Virginia soldier)
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Colonel William Preston was an Irish-born American military officer, planter and politician. He played a crucial role in surveying and developing the Southern Colonies, exerted great influence in the colonial affairs of his time, owned numerous slaves on his plantation, and founded a dynasty whose progeny would supply leaders of the South for nearly a century. He served in the House of Burgesses and was a colonel in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the fi
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Irish-born American military officer, planter and politician (1729 – 1783)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Preston_(Virginia_soldier)
date created:
2011-08-09T21:36:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:43:31Z
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