# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-c-preston
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:27:32.187Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-c-preston"
name: "William C. Preston"
slug: "william-c-preston"
description: "William Campbell Preston was a senator from the United States and a member of the Nullifier, and later Whig Parties. He was also the cousin of William Ballard Preston, William Preston and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. He first married Maria Eliza Coalter in 1819, then Louisa Penelope Davis after Maria's death. Preston was a slaveowner and vocal opponent of abolitionism."
tagline: "United States senator (1794-1860)"
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birthDate: "1794-12-27"
deathDate: "1860-05-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump