LC control no. | n 85367619 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Preston, William C. (William Campbell), 1794-1860 |
Variant(s) | Preston, W. C. (William Campbell), 1794-1860 Preston, Mr. (William C.), 1794-1860 Preston, William Campbell, 1794-1860 |
Located | Columbia (S.C.) |
Birth date | 1794 |
Death date | 1860 |
Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
Place of death | Columbia (S.C.) |
Affiliation | South Carolina. General Assembly United States. Congress. Senate South Carolina College |
Profession or occupation | Lawyers Politicians College presidents |
Found in | His Eulogy on Hugh Swinton LeagareĢ, 1843?: t.p. (W.C. Preston) MoSU-L/NLT files (hdg.: Preston, William Campbell, 1794-1860; usage: William C. Preston) A bill to incorporate within the District of Columbia, 1842: t.p. (Mr. Preston, of the Library Committee) Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed October 11, 2023: Preston, William Campbell (Senator from South Carolina; born in Philadelphia, Pa., on December 27, 1794 ... moved to Columbia, S.C., in 1822 ... member, State house of representatives 1828-1834; elected in 1833 as a Nullifier to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Stephen D. Miller; reelected as a Whig in 1837 and served from November 26, 1833, until his resignation on November 29, 1842 ... esumed the practice of law in Columbia, S.C.; president of South Carolina College 1845-1851, when he resigned due to ill health; died in Columbia, S.C., on May 22, 1860) <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000519> |