William Preston Kentucky
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Preston, the nephew of Francis Preston, was born Louisville, Kentucky. He pursued preparatory studies and graduated from St. Joseph''s College in Kentucky. He attended Yale College in 1835 and graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1838. After graduation from Harvard, Preston was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Louisville in 1839. He served as lieutenant colonel of the 4th Kentucky Volunteers in the Mexican American War (1846 1848). After the war, he was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1849 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1850. Subsequently, he served in the State senate 1851 1853. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Humphrey Marshall and reelected to the Thirty-third Congress and served from December 6, 1852, to March 3, 1855. He stood again for another term in 1854 but was unsuccessful. President James Buchanan appointed Preston as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain in 1858. He resigned as ambassador in 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- Titel William Preston Kentucky
- Format Fachbuch
- EAN 9786130911232
- Größe H220mm x B220mm
- Herausgeber Betascript Publishing
- Anzahl Seiten 156
- Editor Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
- Genre Geschichte
- GTIN 09786130911232
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