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Prescott, William – Preston, Thomas Lewis
Prescott, William
soldier, was born Feb. 20, 1726, in Groton, Mass. He fought with distinguished bravery at the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was one of the chief commanders. He died Oct. 13, 1795, in Pepperell, Mass.
Prescott, William
lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born Aug. 19, 1762, in Pepperell, Mass. He removed to Salem, Mass., and after representing that town for several years in the legislature, he was elected a state senator by the federal party for Essex county, first in 1806, and again in 1813. He died Dec. 8, 1844, in Boston, Mass.
Prescott, William
physician, author, was born Dec. 29, 1788, in Gilmanton, N. H. He was an enthusiastic collector of minerals and shells, and was a member of many literary and scientific societies. He wrote the Prescott Memorial. He died Oct. 18, 1875, in Gilmanton, N. H.
Prescott, William C
lawyer, legislator, was born Dec. 11, 1848, in New Hartford, N. Y. During 1893-94 he was a member of the New York state legislature.
He is a prominent lawyer of Herkimer, N. Y., and grand marshal of Free and Accepted Masons of his state.
Pressey, Edward Pearson
educator, clergyman, sociologist, was born in 1869 in Salem, N. H. He attended the Pinkerton academy of Derry, N. H.; and graduated from Harvard college and from Harvard Divinity school. He has been a successful teacher in the Boston public schools; and now fills a pastorate in the First Congregational church of Rowe, Mass. He is a practical sociologist, and contributes extensively to current literature.
Preston, Achsah Annie
author, was born Oct. 18, 1840, in Vernon, Vt.
For forty years she has contributed to the leading publications of America.
Preston, Ann
physician, lecturer, author, was born Dec. 1, 1813, in West Grove, Pa. She was active in the establishment of the Woman's hospital of Philadelphia, and was from its beginning one of the managers, its corresponding secretary, and its consulting physician.
She published various essays on the medical education of women, and was the author of a book of poems entitled Cousin Ann's Stories for Children. She died April 18, 1872, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Preston, Charles
legislator, was born March 10, 1856, in Milbrook, N. Y.
He is a representative of the South Dakota state legislature. He is the owner of a ranch of two thousand acres well stocked with sheep.
Preston, Harriet Waters
author, was born in 1843 in Danvers, Mass.
She is a high authority upon Provençal literature and a writer of literary criticism and historical studies who has lived much in Europe. She is the author of Aspendale; Love in the Nineteenth Century; Troubadours and Trouvères; A Year in Eden; Is That All? a novel; and The Georgics of Virgil in English Verse.
Preston, Jacob A
congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to 1845.
Preston, Samuel
lawyer, jurist, was born in 1665 in Patuxent, Md. He was chosen mayor of Philadelphia in 1711; and in 1714 became the treasurer of the province, retaining the office until his death. In 1726 he became a justice of the peace and of the court of common pleas.
He died Sept. 10, 1743, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Preston, Thomas Lewis
manufacturer, state legislator, author, was born Nov. 28, 1812, in Botetourt county, Va.
He was for many years engaged in Washington and Smith counties, Va., in the manufacture of salt, in which he made material improvements. He was twice a member of the legislature, for many years a visitor of the university of Virginia, and twice its rector. He has published Life of Elizabeth Russell, Wife of Gen.
William Campbell of King's Mountain.