 | William Ballard Preston (November 25, 1805 – November 16, 1862) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Virginia from... 9 KB (726 words) - 14:55, 17 March 2023 |
Canada William B. Preston (Mormon) (1830–1908), Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1884–1907 William Ballard Preston (1805–1862)... 2 KB (245 words) - 17:39, 28 March 2021 |
 | Nullifier, and later Whig Parties. He was also the cousin of William Ballard Preston, William Preston and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. He first married Maria... 6 KB (442 words) - 04:44, 1 April 2024 |
Senate John S. Preston (1809–1881), South Carolina State Senate Platt A. Preston (1837–1900), Washington State Senate William Ballard Preston (1805–1862)... 555 bytes (105 words) - 04:02, 16 December 2020 |
 | Adolphus Henry Sr. Texas 3. William Simpson Oldham Sr. 2. Louis Trezevant Wigfall Virginia 3. R. M. T. Hunter 2. William Ballard Preston (died November 16, 1862)... 39 KB (4,172 words) - 14:29, 30 March 2024 |
 | William Ballard Preston was a congressman, Secretary of the Navy under Zachary Taylor, and later a senator from the Confederate States of America. William Ballard... 12 KB (1,267 words) - 15:10, 31 January 2024 |
 | whom he had three children, William Ballard, Robert Taylor, and James Francis. Their son William Ballard Preston served as a Member of the United States... 6 KB (503 words) - 03:33, 18 September 2023 |
 | accepted the position of Secretary of War, while Congressman William B. Preston of Virginia became Secretary of the Navy. Senator Reverdy Johnson of Maryland... 98 KB (10,395 words) - 20:10, 21 April 2024 |
operated from 1851 to 1872. They chose the name Preston for Colonel William Ballard Preston, of nearby Smithfield Plantation, a well-known Montgomery County... 4 KB (506 words) - 01:33, 18 February 2022 |
U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1833–1842. Son of Francis Preston. William Ballard Preston (1805–1862), Virginia House Delegate 1830–1832 1844–1845, Virginia... 34 KB (3,738 words) - 00:31, 29 July 2023 |
1998 William Ballard Preston: U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1849–1850; U.S. House of Representatives, 1847–1849, abolitionist; author of the "Preston Resolution"... 24 KB (2,461 words) - 19:52, 8 April 2024 |
 | Preston was the father of Isaac Trimble Preston, William Campbell Preston, and John S. Preston and the uncle of William Ballard and William Preston.... 5 KB (155 words) - 22:58, 30 December 2023 |
 | Elected to fill vacancy) James T. Harrison William S. Barry J. A. P. Campbell Wiley P. Harris Walker Brooke William S. Wilson (resigned April 29, 1861) J.... 20 KB (1,383 words) - 15:11, 17 January 2024 |
 | William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 – August 11, 1875) was a United States senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, a senator later in the... 13 KB (918 words) - 21:41, 25 March 2024 |
 | 1861, expelled Unconditional Unionists William G. Brown and James Clark McGrew (who represented transmontane Preston County) for participating in the Wheeling... 43 KB (3,042 words) - 04:09, 8 February 2024 |
 | Commonwealth's Attorney was William Ballard Preston, a nephew of John Floyd, who would later serve as Secretary of the United States Navy. Preston was followed in... 23 KB (2,043 words) - 18:35, 19 April 2024 |
Virginia members Charles J. Faulkner, William Ballard Preston, and acting governor John Rutherfoord. German immigrant William Thalhimer opens Thalhimers dry... 160 KB (16,699 words) - 19:52, 25 April 2024 |
 | Thurlow Weed, who viewed Fillmore as a rival to Weed's close political ally, William H. Seward. Fillmore was unhappy during his vice presidency, partly because... 55 KB (7,137 words) - 21:46, 19 March 2024 |
 | President James K. Polk Preceded by George Bancroft Succeeded by William Ballard Preston In office March 26, 1844 – March 4, 1845 President John Tyler Preceded... 12 KB (779 words) - 02:18, 17 March 2024 |
 | Gen. Philip St. George Cooke Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill Brig. Gen. Alexander Brydie Dyer Brig. Gen. William Hays 1st Black Officer Maj. Martin Delany... 62 KB (7,340 words) - 18:53, 14 March 2024 |
Image Name Term William Ballard Preston 1862–1862 Allen Taylor Caperton 1863–1865... 7 KB (138 words) - 20:36, 17 January 2024 |
 | Smithfield (Blacksburg, Virginia) (category Preston family of Virginia) from his mother. It was also the birthplace and home of his son, William Ballard Preston, who worked with Abraham Lincoln in the 1840s in Congress as part... 6 KB (523 words) - 11:50, 2 March 2024 |
Flournoy (W) Thomas S. Bocock (D) William L. Goggin (W) John Botts (W) Richard L. T. Beale (D) William Ballard Preston (W) Andrew S. Fulton (W) Robert A... 117 KB (471 words) - 03:19, 7 April 2024 |
 | Captain William Rankin Ballard (August 12, 1847 – February 4, 1929) was a Seattle pioneer, banker, and land developer. He was one of the founders of the... 3 KB (251 words) - 04:23, 5 February 2024 |
1811 Surgeon and founder of the Randolph-Macon Medical School William Ballard Preston Philanthropic, 1824 United States House of Representatives, United... 12 KB (291 words) - 23:28, 15 March 2024 |
U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1833–42. Son of Francis Preston. William Ballard Preston (1805–1862), Virginia House Delegate 1830–32 1844–45, Virginia... 93 KB (10,637 words) - 09:07, 5 February 2024 |
 | by Mathew Brady From left to right: William Ballard Preston, Thomas Ewing, John M. Clayton, Zachary Taylor, William M. Meredith, George W. Crawford, Jacob... 29 KB (2,544 words) - 23:03, 18 November 2023 |
 | President Cushing graduated an unusually large number of famous men: William Ballard Preston (Secretary of the Navy under President Zachary Taylor), Dr. Thomas... 5 KB (454 words) - 20:08, 17 May 2023 |
Lieutenant on January 20, 1850, to the Secretary of the Navy. Secretary William Ballard Preston accepted his resignation on January 21, 1850. Shortly after his... 11 KB (925 words) - 17:50, 25 March 2024 |
 | votes. Included one Independent Democrat or "Benton" Democrat: Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri. Includes five Anti-Lecompton Democrats, seven Independent... 106 KB (1,657 words) - 22:16, 25 February 2024 |