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Encyclopedia > Preston Smith

Preston Smith is the name of two American politicians and a blues and country singer-songwriter.

  • Preston Smith, State Senator from the U.S. state of Georgia
  • Preston Smith, former Governor of the U.S. state of Texas
  • Preston Smith (musician), singer-songwriter

There is also:

  • Preston Smith (sound engineer), Grammy winning recording engineer
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Preston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1078 words)
Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign.
Among other things, Preston is famous for Preston North End F.C., one of the oldest Football League teams, St Walburge's Church (the tallest church in England designed by Joseph Hansom of Hansom Cab fame, with the third-highest spire at 94 metres), and Europe's second largest bus station (with 79 gates).
Preston is twinned with Almelo in the Netherlands, Nîmes in France, Recklinghausen in Germany and Kalisz in Poland.
Preston Smith (Texas) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (170 words)
Smith was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1944 and then to the Texas State Senate in 1956.
Smith was embroiled in the Sharpstown scandal stock fraud scheme of 1971 and 1972, which eventually led to his downfall.
Smith lost his third bid for the governorship of Texas to Dolph Briscoe in the Democratic primaries in 1972.
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