Thomas Preston may refer to:
Politicians
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Thomas Preston (MP for Derby) Thomas Preston may refer to:
Politicians
* Thomas Preston (MP for Derby), see Derby (UK Parliament constituency), Derby
* Thomas Preston (died 1604), MP for Knaresborough
* Thomas Preston of Gretton, MP for Northampton (UK Parliament constituency), ...
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Derby
Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original co ...
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Thomas Preston (died 1604), MP for Knaresborough
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Thomas Preston of Gretton, MP for
Northampton
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
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Thomas Preston (MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme), in 1437 MP for
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the city of Stoke-on-Trent. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population ...
* Thomas Preston, in 1452 MP for
Wallingford
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Thomas Preston (of Holker, elder) (1600–1679), English MP for
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
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Thomas Preston (of Holker, younger) (1647–1697), English 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
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Thomas Hiram Preston (1855–1925), Ontario journalist and political figure
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Thomas Hildebrand Preston (1886–1976), British diplomat
Religion
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Thomas Preston (monk) (1563–1640), English Benedictine monk
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Thomas Scott Preston
Thomas Scott Preston (23 July 1824 at Hartford, Connecticut – 4 November 1891 at New York City) was a Roman Catholic Vicar-General of New York, protonotary Apostolic, chancellor, author, preacher, and administrator
Life
Thomas Preston was bo ...
(1824–1891), Roman Catholic Vicar General of New York
Others
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Thomas Preston (composer) (died c. 1563), English composer
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Thomas Preston (footballer) (1893–1971), Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians)
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Thomas Preston (writer)
Thomas Preston (1537–1598) was an English master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and possibly a dramatist.
Life
Preston was born at Simpson, Buckinghamshire, in 1537, and was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, where he was elec ...
(1537–1598), master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possible author of ''King Cambyses''
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Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara
Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara (1585October 1655) was an Irish soldier of the 17th century. After lengthy service as a mercenary in the Spanish Army, Preston returned to Ireland following the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1641. He was appointe ...
(1585–1655), who fought on the side of Confederation in the Irish Confederate Wars (1642–1649)
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Thomas Preston (British Army officer)
Captain Thomas Preston ( 1722 – 1798 was a British military officer who served in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts. He commanded the troops involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770 and was tried for murder, but was acquitted ...
, involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770
* Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (1928–2012), poker player also known as
Amarillo Slim
Thomas Austin Preston Jr. (December 31, 1928 – April 29, 2012), known as Amarillo Slim, was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets. He won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was indu ...
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(1860–1900), Irish scientist
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Thomas J. Preston Jr. (1862–1955), professor of archeology at Princeton University
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Tommy Preston (1932–2015), Scottish footballer (Hibernian)
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Tom Preston-Werner
Thomas Preston-Werner (born May 27, 1979) is an American billionaire software developer and entrepreneur. He is an active contributor within the free and open-source software community, most prominently in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he l ...
(born 1979), American entrepreneur (GitHub)
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