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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaPrince Hulon PRESTON, Jr.
(1908-1961)
PRESTON, Prince Hulon,
Jr., a Representative from Georgia; born in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., July 5, 1908; attended the public schools of
Statesboro, Ga.; was graduated from the law department of the
University of Georgia at Athens in 1930; was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Statesboro, Ga.; member of
the State house of representatives 1935-1938; during the Second
World War enlisted in September 1942 as a private in the United
States Army; was promoted through the ranks to captain, being
discharged October 13, 1945; elected judge of the city court of
Statesboro in 1946 but did not serve, having been elected to
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the six
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1961);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1960; died in Savannah,
Ga., February 8, 1961; interment in Eastside Cemetery, Statesboro,
Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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