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John David Preston

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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 73)
Political partyRepublican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of Kentucky (JD)

John David Preston (born December 29, 1950)[1] is an American politician and author from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1994 to 1997.

Political career

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Preston was elected to the senate in a March 1994 special election following the resignation of incumbent Democratic senator David LeMaster.[2] In 1996 redistricting moved his native Johnson County to the 29th senate district, where he lost to incumbent Democratic senator Benny Ray Bailey.[3] 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.[4]

Publications

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Nonfiction

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  • 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)[5]

Forewords

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  • Kentucky Archives: Johnson County Vital Statistics 1843-1904 (2013)
  • 1890 Special Veterans Census for Eastern Kentucky (2013)[5]
  • The Founding of Harman's Station and the Wiley Captivity (1989)

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.