biography
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Preston, William Campbell
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| lived:
| (1794–1860)
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| biography:
| US senator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Elected to the US Senate (Democrat, South Carolina, 1833–42), he supported states' rights and slavery. He resigned from the Senate, switched to the Whigs, and became president of the College of South Carolina (1845–51). |
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