Background
Preston, Douglas A. was born on December 19, 1858 in Olney, Illinois, United States. Son of Finney D. and Phoebe (Mundy) Preston.
Preston, Douglas A. was born on December 19, 1858 in Olney, Illinois, United States. Son of Finney D. and Phoebe (Mundy) Preston.
Educational public schools.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1878. Prosecuting attorney Richland Company, Illinois, 1880-1884. Removed to Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1887.
Practiced at Rawlins, Lander and Rock Springs.
Member Wyoming Constitutional Convention, 1889. Member Wyoming House of Representatives, 1903-1905.
Appointed attorney general of Wyoming by Governor Joseph M. Carey, 1911, reappointed by Governor John B. Kendrick, 1915, term of 4 years.
Member Wyoming Constitutional Convention, 1889. Member Wyoming House of Representatives, 1903-1905.