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American politician
John David Preston
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 25th district
In office
March 10, 1994 – January 1, 1997
Preceded byDavid LeMaster
Succeeded byRobert Stivers (redistricting)
Personal details
Born (1950-12-29) December 29, 1950 (age 74)
Political partyRepublican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)

John David Preston (born December 29, 1950) is an American politician and author from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1994 to 1997.

Political career

Preston was elected to the senate in a March 1994 special election following the resignation of incumbent Democratic senator David LeMaster. In 1996 redistricting moved his native Johnson County to the 29th senate district, where he lost to incumbent Democratic senator Benny Ray Bailey. At other points in his career Preston has been a Commonwealth's Attorney, member of the Paintsville City Council, mayor of Paintsville, and a judge of the 24th Circuit Court.

Publications

Nonfiction

  • Civil War Soldiers of the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky (2022)
  • Civil War Soldiers of Letcher County, Kentucky (2021)
  • Genealogical Writings of Stephen Ray Preston Brackett (2017)
  • Civil War Soldiers of Morgan County, Kentucky (2015)
  • Judges of the Twenty-fourth Circuit of Kentucky (2014)
  • History of the First United Methodist Church of Paintsville, Kentucky (2014)
  • The Civil War in the Big Sandy Valley of Kentucky 1st ed. (1984), 2nd ed. (2008)

Forewords

  • Kentucky Archives: Johnson County Vital Statistics 1843-1904 (2013)
  • 1890 Special Veterans Census for Eastern Kentucky (2013)
  • The Founding of Harman's Station and the Wiley Captivity (1989)

References

  1. "Preston to retire after five decades in public service". The Big Sandy News. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. "GOP's Preston captures seat of LeMaster". The Lexington Herald-Leader. March 9, 1994. p. B1.
  3. "Bailey defeats Preston in realigned district". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 6, 1996. p. A7.
  4. Fyffe, Tony (December 21, 2022). "Preston to retire after five decades in public service". The Big Sandy News. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Books by John David Preston (Author of The Founding of Harman's Station and the Wiley Captivity)". s.gr-assets.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.


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