Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862
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Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862
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Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862
Preston, William Ballard
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William Ballard Preston
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William Ballard Preston
Preston, Wm. Ballard 1805-1862 (William Ballard),
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The "W. B. Preston" listed on the architectural plan is believed to be William Ballard Preston (1805-1862), representative from Virginia to the United States Congress and later to the Confederate States Congress until his death.
William Ballard Preston was born in Montgomery County, Virginia on 29 November 1805. A prominent lawyer before moving into politics, he was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Taylor in 1849. During the Civil War, he served as a senator from Virginia in the Congress of the Confederate States until his death in 1862.
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