Thomas Preston
# Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston may refer to:

## Politicians

* Thomas Preston (MP for Derby), see Derby
* Thomas Preston (died 1604), MP for Knaresborough
* Thomas Preston of Gretton, MP for Northampton
* Thomas Preston (MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme), in 1437 MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
* Thomas Preston, in 1452 MP for Wallingford
* Thomas Preston (of Holker, elder) (1600–1679), English MP for Lancashire
* Thomas Preston (of Holker, younger) (1647–1697), English MP for Lancaster
* Thomas Hiram Preston (1855–1925), Ontario journalist and political figure
* Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Baronet (1886–1976), British diplomat

## Religion

* Thomas Preston (monk) (1563–1640), English Benedictine monk
* Thomas Scott Preston (1824–1891), Roman Catholic Vicar General of New York

## Others

* Thomas Preston (composer) (died c. 1563), English composer
* Thomas Preston (footballer) (1893–1971), Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians)
* Thomas Preston (writer) (1537–1598), master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and possible author of King Cambyses
* Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara (1585–1655), who fought on the side of Confederation in the Irish Confederate Wars (1642–1649)
* Thomas Preston (British Army officer), involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770
* Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. (1928–2012), poker player also known as Amarillo Slim
* Thomas Preston (scientist) (1860–1900), Irish scientist
* Thomas J. Preston Jr. (1862–1955), professor of archeology at Princeton University
* Tommy Preston (1932–2015), Scottish footballer (Hibernian)
* Tom Preston-Werner (b 1979), American entrepreneur (GitHub)
