Preston Leslie
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Preston H. Leslie (8 March 1819 - 7 February 1907) was the governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1871-1875.
Leslie was elected to office in the 1871 election. He succeeded Governor John W. Stevenson, who resigned in 1871 to accept a U.S. Senate seat.
Leslie was born in Wayne County, Kentucky on 8 March 1819. He was a resident of Glasgow, Kentucky in Barren County where his renovated home is now a bed and breakfast.
In addition, Leslie was appointed by President Grover Cleveland to be the Territorial Governor of Montana from 1887 to 1889 and US District Attorney from 1894-1898.
Leslie died February 7, 1907 and is buried in Montana.
Leslie County, Kentucky is named for Leslie.
| Preceded by: John W. Stevenson |
Governor of Kentucky 1871 - 1875 |
Succeeded by: James B. McCreary |
| Governors of Kentucky |  |
|---|---|
| Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
Kentucky also had two Confederate Governors: George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes. |
