Preston E. Peden died in 1985.
Lewis Thompson Preston died in 1995.
John Preston Neale died in 1847.
Nigel Preston died from a heroin overdose April 1,1992.
Preston Foster died on July 14, 1970 at the age of 68.
Preston Brooks died of croup in January 1857.
Robert Preston Brooks died in 1961.
Robert Preston Brooks was born in 1881.
no he was not an senator
Charels Sumner.
Preston Brooks, of South Carolina. Its little understood today that there was a meaning to the method of Brook's assault. Brooks beat Sumner with a cane. If Brooks had considered Sumner to be a "gentleman", he would have challenged Sumner to a duel. By simply attacking and beating him he was saying that Sumner was not a gentleman, and did not deserve the respect one should accord a gentleman.
He was beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks
Brooks beat Summers with a cane after Summers criticized slave owners, supporters of slaves, and Preston's cousin. It took Summers months to recover.
1975
Preston Brooks
Preston Brooks
Charles Sumner.