Andrew Preston

Portrait of Andrew Preston, ca.1894

Andrew Woodbury Preston (1846–1924) was a prominent American businessman at the turn of the 20th century. In 1884, Preston and nine others formed the Boston Fruit Company, the birth of the modern banana business. Later, in 1899, Preston and Minor C. Keith combined ventures to form the United Fruit Company. Preston was the president, and Keith became vice-president.

Andrew Preston

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