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Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Preston
Preston, birthplace of the American politician Horace A. Noyes
In 1810, the American politician Horace A. Noyes was born. Their birth falls in the early republic. An article about them exists in one language. The nearest list is next door in Norwich: 18 names, starting with Gail Borden.
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Horace A. Noyes
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Horace A. Noyes
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Gail Borden: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Stockton Williamson: Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Marsh Todd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons