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John Smith Preston (April 20, 1809 – May 1, 1881) was a wealthy planter, soldier, and attorney who became prominent in South Carolina politics in the 19th century. An ardent secessionist, he was the state's delegate dispatched to help convince the Virginia Secession Convention to join South Carolina in seceding from the antebellum Union in the months prior to the start of the American Civil War.

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  • John S. Preston
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  • John Smith Preston (April 20, 1809 – May 1, 1881) was a wealthy planter, soldier, and attorney who became prominent in South Carolina politics in the 19th century. An ardent secessionist, he was the state's delegate dispatched to help convince the Virginia Secession Convention to join South Carolina in seceding from the antebellum Union in the months prior to the start of the American Civil War.
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serviceyears
  • 1863(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1809-04-20(xsd:date)
Commands
  • Bureau of Conscription
Branch
death place
  • Columbia, South Carolina
Name
  • John S. Preston
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
death date
  • 1881-05-01(xsd:date)
Rank
  • 35(xsd:integer)
Allegiance
  • United States of America
  • Confederate States of America
Battles
laterwork
  • Attorney, politician, planter
placeofburial
  • Trinity Cathedral Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina
abstract
  • John Smith Preston (April 20, 1809 – May 1, 1881) was a wealthy planter, soldier, and attorney who became prominent in South Carolina politics in the 19th century. An ardent secessionist, he was the state's delegate dispatched to help convince the Virginia Secession Convention to join South Carolina in seceding from the antebellum Union in the months prior to the start of the American Civil War.
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