Life span: 04/20/1809 to 05/01/1881TabsLife SummaryFull name: John Smith PrestonPlace of Birth: Abingdon, VABurial Place: Trinity Espiscopal Churchyard, Columbia, SCBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: Caroline Hampton (wife)Education: HarvardUniversity of VirginiaOtherOther Education: Hampden-Sydney CollegeOccupation: Attorney or JudgeFarmer or PlanterBusinessmanPolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Government: State legislatureMilitary: Confederate Army Events Documents Images John Smith Preston John Smith Preston, detail Bibliography