Richard Preston (clergyman)
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Richard Preston, (c. 1791 – 16 July 1861), was born a slave in Virginia. He escaped slavery in Virginia and, in 1816 went in search of his mother in Nova Scotia.
Preston became one of the most important church and community leaders in Nova Scotia. He assisted in setting up 11 Baptist churches across the province.
Preston was trained as a minster in England and met many of the leading voices in the Abolitionist movement that helped to get the Slavery Abolition Act passed by the British Parliament in 1833. When Preston returned to Nova Scotia, he became the president of the Abolitionist movement in Halifax.
East Preston and North Preston in Nova Scotia are named in his honor.
