John Preston may refer to:

Politicians

John Preston (died 1434) John Preston may refer to: Politicians *John Preston (died 1434), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex (UK Parliament constituency), Sussex *John Preston (c. 1578 – c. 1642), MP for Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), Lancaster *John Presto ...

, Member of Parliament (MP) for

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

* John Preston (c. 1578 – c. 1642), MP for

Lancaster Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty ...

* John Preston (alderman) (1611–1686), mayor of Dublin in 1654 * John Preston (died 1732), MP for

County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

* John Preston (died 1753), MP for

Navan Navan ( ; , meaning "the Cave") is the county town and largest town of County Meath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is at the confluence of the River Boyne and Leinster Blackwater, Blackwater, around 50 km northwest of Dublin. At the ...

* John Preston (died 1781), MP for

John Preston, 1st Baron Tara John Preston, 1st Baron Tara (4 November 1764 – 18 July 1821), was an Irish politician. Preston was the son of John Preston, a descendant of a younger brother of Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, second son of Christopher Preston, 4th ...

(1764–1821), Irish politician * John B. Preston, first Surveyor General of the Oregon Territory

Fiction

*John Preston, a fictional character in the 2002 feature film ''

Equilibrium Equilibrium may refer to: Film and television * ''Equilibrium'' (film), a 2002 science fiction film * '' The Story of Three Loves'', also known as ''Equilibrium'', a 1953 romantic anthology film * "Equilibrium" (''seaQuest 2032'') * ''Equilibr ...

'' * John James Preston, a fictional character in the American TV series ''Sex and the City'' *''

Alias John Preston ''Alias John Preston'' is a 1955 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Betta St. John, Alexander Knox and Christopher Lee. It was written by Paul Tabori, and produced by The Danzigers. Plot ...

'', a 1955 British horror film

Military

* John S. Preston (1809–1881), American Civil War general * John Preston (Medal of Honor) (1841–1885), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * John F. Preston (1872–1960), United States Army officer, Inspector General *

John Thomas Lewis Preston John Thomas Lewis Preston (April 25, 1811 – July 15, 1890) was an American educator and military officer from Virginia. He was a primary founder and organizer of the Virginia Military Institute, and was one of its first two faculty members. ...

(1811–1890), American educator and military officer from Virginia

Others

John Preston (rebel) John Preston of Hadleigh in Suffolk, was a tenant of St Osyth's Abbey. He was executed for his involvement in the Peasants' Revolt. On June 25, 1381, Preston delivered a written petition on behalf of the commons to a royal commission meeting in ...

(died 1381), participant in Peasants' Revolt *

John Preston (priest) John Preston (1587–1628) was an Anglican minister and master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Upbringing John Preston, the son of Thomas Preston, a farmer, and his wife Alice, daughter of Lawrence Marsh of Northampton, was born at Upper He ...

(1587–1628), English clergyman *

John Preston, Lord Fentonbarns Sir John Preston, Lord Fentonbarns (died 1616), of Penicuik, was a Scottish lawyer and judge who became lord president of the court of session. Life He was the son of a burgess, town councillor, and dean of guild in Edinburgh. John Preston was ...

(died 1616), Scottish judge *

John Preston (settler) John Preston may refer to: Politicians *John Preston (died 1434), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex * John Preston (c. 1578 – c. 1642), MP for Lancaster * John Preston (alderman) (1611–1686), mayor of Dublin in 1654 * John Preston (died 17 ...

(1699–1747), Irish immigrant to America, founder of the Preston dynasty *

John Preston (luthier) John Preston was an 18th-century luthier in England, known for making English guitars and citterns. Preston also claimed to be the inventor of the type of "watchkey" stringed instrument tuners now known as " Preston tuners", engraving "PRESTON INV ...

, 18th-century English guitar and cittern maker * John W. Preston (1877–1958), American judge *

Jack Preston John Preston (born 31 March 1878) was an English professional rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact s ...

(John Preston), English rugby league player of the 1900s *

Johnny Preston John Preston Courville (August 18, 1939 – March 4, 2011), known professionally as Johnny Preston, was an American rock and roll singer, best known for his 1959 international number one hit " Running Bear". Life and career Born in Port Arthur ...

(1939–2011), American pop music singer *

John Preston (American author) John Preston (December 11, 1945 in Medfield, Massachusetts – April 28, 1994 in Portland, Maine) was an American author of gay erotica and an editor of gay nonfiction anthologies. Life and works He grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts, later livin ...

(1945–1994), American author of gay erotica *

John Preston (music executive) John O'Driscoll Preston (1950–2017) was a British music industry executive. Early life John O'Driscoll Preston was born in Nottingham, the son of Major Ian Preston, a Royal Artillery officer who later worked for an Edinburgh brewery, and an ac ...

(1950–2017), British music industry executive *

John Preston (English author) John Preston (born 1953) is an English journalist and novelist. He is the author of books and screenplays which became successful films on Netflix ('' The Dig'' with Ralph Fiennes, Lily James and Carey Mulligan) and award-winning series on BBC ('' ...

(born 1953), English journalist and novelist * John G. Preston (born 1960s), American film and stage actor * John Preston (dog handler) (1945–2008), law enforcement officer whose dog was involved in controversial criminal cases in Florida * John T. Preston, venture capitalist and entrepreneur

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