Preston was the eldest of three sons of the industrialist and politician Sir Walter Preston. His younger brother, Francis,[3] was also an Olympic sailor. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Oxford, which he left without a degree, but where he played rugby, narrowly missing a blue due to an ankle injury.[2]
Careeredit
Preston went into the family engineering business, and was a highly successful businessman. He was chairman of one of the family's acquisitions, Platt Brothers, which provided machinery for most of the Lancashire cotton industry. He was knighted in 1959.[2]
Sporting achievementsedit
Preston competed in the 1936 and 1952 Olympic Games, and was regarded as a major figure in the sailing of "big boats" in the 1950s. All three Preston brothers were elected members of the Royal Yacht Squadron; Preston was a member for 72 years, and was vice-commodore from 1965 to 1971. He was also vice-commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club from 1953 to 1966.[2]
Referencesedit
^Dod's Peerage, R. P. Dod, S. Low, Marston & Co., 1923, p. 706
^ abcd"Kenneth Preston". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ Dod's Peerage, R. P. Dod, S. Low, Marston & Co., 1923, p. 706
kenneth, preston, sailor, kenneth, huson, preston, 1901, june, 1995, british, sailor, competed, 1936, summer, olympics, 1952, summer, olympics, kenneth, prestonpersonal, informationfull, namesir, kenneth, huson, prestonnationalitybritishborn, 1901, 1901sevenoa. Kenneth Huson Preston 1 19 May 1901 6 June 1995 was a British sailor He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics 2 Kenneth PrestonPersonal informationFull nameSir Kenneth Huson PrestonNationalityBritishBorn 1901 05 19 19 May 1901Sevenoaks EnglandDied6 June 1995 1995 06 06 aged 94 Cirencester EnglandSportSportSailing Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Sporting achievements 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editPreston was the eldest of three sons of the industrialist and politician Sir Walter Preston His younger brother Francis 3 was also an Olympic sailor He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Oxford which he left without a degree but where he played rugby narrowly missing a blue due to an ankle injury 2 Career editPreston went into the family engineering business and was a highly successful businessman He was chairman of one of the family s acquisitions Platt Brothers which provided machinery for most of the Lancashire cotton industry He was knighted in 1959 2 Sporting achievements editPreston competed in the 1936 and 1952 Olympic Games and was regarded as a major figure in the sailing of big boats in the 1950s All three Preston brothers were elected members of the Royal Yacht Squadron Preston was a member for 72 years and was vice commodore from 1965 to 1971 He was also vice commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club from 1953 to 1966 2 References edit Dod s Peerage R P Dod S Low Marston amp Co 1923 p 706 a b c d Kenneth Preston Olympedia Retrieved 29 May 2020 Dod s Peerage R P Dod S Low Marston amp Co 1923 p 706External links editKenneth Preston at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to yacht racing in United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Preston sailor amp oldid 1156859476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
