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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Preston , William Ballard 1805 -1862 (search)
Preston, William Ballard 1805-1862
Statesman; born in Smithfield, Va., Nov. 25, 1805; graduated at the University of Virginia; elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, to the State Senate, and to Congress in 1846; and was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Taylor.
He opposed the secession of Virginia, but accepted the action of the State and was elected a member of the Confederate Senate.
He died in Smithfield, Va.., Nov. 16, 1862.