James H. Preston

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James H. Preston

James Harry Preston (1860 – July 14, 1938) was the Mayor of Baltimore from 1911-1919.

Biography

Preston was born in Harford County, Maryland in 1860. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1890-1894. He briefly served as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1894. Preston then served as the Mayor of Baltimore from 1911-1919. In 1912, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. While there, he received a few votes for the vice presidential nomination. Preston died on July 14, 1938.

Preceded by
Murray Vandiver
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
1894
Succeeded by
Sydney Emanuel Mudd I


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.