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John B. Preston
John
B.
Preston
was the first
Surveyor General
of the
Oregon Territory
in the
Western United States
.
Preston was
appointed
by
President Millard Fillmore
to
create
a
system
for
surveying land
in the
territory
; Preston
lost
his position in
1853
, and "drifted into
obscurity
."