Preston, Elford 1831 - 1905

PRESTON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 4/3/2019 at 13:59:48

Source: Decorah Republican Aug. 24, 1905 P4 C4

Sumner, Iowa Aug. 11.—Late this afternoon there was laid to rest in the cemetery at this place a man who was worthy of more than a passing notice, being one of the twenty men who on May 29th, 1854, met in a room in Philadelphia, Pa., and organized the Republican party. His name was Elfred Preston and he was nearly 75 years old. He was a resident of Sumner for many years but for over two years has been a resident of Oelwein, where he died and where two of his children reside. Mr. Preston was the last surviving member of the illustrious twenty that brought into existence a mighty political organization, the greatest this country has ever known.

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