He was the son of Albert W. Preston and Mary Ord Preston.
On Saturday, June 7, 1902 as Ord Preston, he married Frances Converse at St. Paul's Church in Englewood, New Jersey.
On December 4, 1912, he married Carolyn Murray in the drawing room at the residence of Major General Murray at Fort Mason, California.
They were the parents of four children.
The New York Times February 5, 1949
Ord Preston
Special to The New York Times.
Washington, February 4, 1949. Ord Preston, former President and Chairman of the Board of the Union Trust Company here died today at his home in La Jolla, California according to word received here by members of the family. He was 74 years old.
Mr. Preston was born at St. Helena, California and received his education in the East. He was graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Yale. A former member of the New York Stock Exchange he came to Washington in 1910 and accepted a post with the Washington Gas Light Company, subsequently becoming a director. He was elected President in 1923. His association with the Union Trust Company began in 1912. He was elected President in 1932 serving until his retirement in 1946. During the first World War Mr. Preston was a Major in the United States Army.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen Preston; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Ritchie of this city and Mrs. Mary Massey of Keswick, Virginia and two sons, A. Murray Preston, an attorney in Washington, and Ord Preston Jr. of La Jolla.
On Saturday, June 7, 1902 as Ord Preston, he married Frances Converse at St. Paul's Church in Englewood, New Jersey.
On December 4, 1912, he married Carolyn Murray in the drawing room at the residence of Major General Murray at Fort Mason, California.
They were the parents of four children.
The New York Times February 5, 1949
Ord Preston
Special to The New York Times.
Washington, February 4, 1949. Ord Preston, former President and Chairman of the Board of the Union Trust Company here died today at his home in La Jolla, California according to word received here by members of the family. He was 74 years old.
Mr. Preston was born at St. Helena, California and received his education in the East. He was graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Yale. A former member of the New York Stock Exchange he came to Washington in 1910 and accepted a post with the Washington Gas Light Company, subsequently becoming a director. He was elected President in 1923. His association with the Union Trust Company began in 1912. He was elected President in 1932 serving until his retirement in 1946. During the first World War Mr. Preston was a Major in the United States Army.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen Preston; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Ritchie of this city and Mrs. Mary Massey of Keswick, Virginia and two sons, A. Murray Preston, an attorney in Washington, and Ord Preston Jr. of La Jolla.
He was the son of Albert W. Preston and Mary Ord Preston.
On Saturday, June 7, 1902 as Ord Preston, he married Frances Converse at St. Paul's Church in Englewood, New Jersey.
On December 4, 1912, he married Carolyn Murray in the drawing room at the residence of Major General Murray at Fort Mason, California.
They were the parents of four children.
The New York Times February 5, 1949
Ord Preston
Special to The New York Times.
Washington, February 4, 1949. Ord Preston, former President and Chairman of the Board of the Union Trust Company here died today at his home in La Jolla, California according to word received here by members of the family. He was 74 years old.
Mr. Preston was born at St. Helena, California and received his education in the East. He was graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Yale. A former member of the New York Stock Exchange he came to Washington in 1910 and accepted a post with the Washington Gas Light Company, subsequently becoming a director. He was elected President in 1923. His association with the Union Trust Company began in 1912. He was elected President in 1932 serving until his retirement in 1946. During the first World War Mr. Preston was a Major in the United States Army.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen Preston; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Ritchie of this city and Mrs. Mary Massey of Keswick, Virginia and two sons, A. Murray Preston, an attorney in Washington, and Ord Preston Jr. of La Jolla.
On Saturday, June 7, 1902 as Ord Preston, he married Frances Converse at St. Paul's Church in Englewood, New Jersey.
On December 4, 1912, he married Carolyn Murray in the drawing room at the residence of Major General Murray at Fort Mason, California.
They were the parents of four children.
The New York Times February 5, 1949
Ord Preston
Special to The New York Times.
Washington, February 4, 1949. Ord Preston, former President and Chairman of the Board of the Union Trust Company here died today at his home in La Jolla, California according to word received here by members of the family. He was 74 years old.
Mr. Preston was born at St. Helena, California and received his education in the East. He was graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Yale. A former member of the New York Stock Exchange he came to Washington in 1910 and accepted a post with the Washington Gas Light Company, subsequently becoming a director. He was elected President in 1923. His association with the Union Trust Company began in 1912. He was elected President in 1932 serving until his retirement in 1946. During the first World War Mr. Preston was a Major in the United States Army.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen Preston; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Ritchie of this city and Mrs. Mary Massey of Keswick, Virginia and two sons, A. Murray Preston, an attorney in Washington, and Ord Preston Jr. of La Jolla.
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