Thomas J. Preston Jr.

Thomas J. Preston Jr.
Thomas J. Preston Jr.
	Hastings on Hudson, New York, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1955 (aged 93); South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Princeton University; Sorbonne University; University of Rome; American Academy in Rome
Occupation(s)	Archeology professor, academic administrator
Spouse	Frances Folsom Cleveland (m. 1913; died 1947)

Thomas Jex Preston Jr. (October 26, 1862 – December 25, 1955) was an American archeology professor and academic administrator.

Early life

Preston was born on October 26, 1862, in

Hastings on Hudson, New York.^[1] He graduated from Princeton University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and earned a bachelor's degree followed by a master's degree and a PhD.^[2] He also studied abroad at the Sorbonne University for two years,^[2] and at the University of Rome.^[1]

Career

Preston began his career as a businessman for a manufacturing concern in Newark, New Jersey.^[2] He left the business world after "amassing a comfortable fortune."^[2]

Preston was a professor of

pro tem of Wells College in Aurora, New York.^[1]^[3]

Preston was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and the Archaeological Institute of America.^[2]

Personal life

On February 10, 1913, Preston married

Frances Folsom Cleveland, the widow of President Grover Cleveland, at the Prospect House in Princeton, New Jersey.^[2]^[4]

Preston died on December 25, 1955, in South Orange, New Jersey, at age 93.^[1]^[3]

Published works

Preston, Thomas Jex, The bronze doors of Monte Cassino and of St. Paul's Rome, Princeton University Press, 1915. Ph.D. dissertation was published in 1915.^[5]

References

The New York Times, Mrs. Cleveland and Prof. Preston Wed, February 11, 1913.
The New York Times, Dr. TJ. Preston W Jr. Educator, Was 93, December 26, 1955.