Sir Henry Jacob Preston, 3rd Baronet (15 September 1851 – 9 January 1897) was an English soldier, magistrate and footballer. He represented England in the second representative football match against Scotland in November 1870.
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Family
Preston was born at Beeston Hall, Beeston St Lawrence in Norfolk, the son of Sir Jacob Henry Preston, 2nd Baronet, and Amelia Prescott.
He married Mary Hope Clutterbuck on 16 December 1885; they had five children:
Sir Jacob Preston, 4th Baronet (1887–1918), who succeeded him to the baronetcy.
Sir Edward Hulton Preston, 5th Baronet (1888–1963), who succeeded his elder brother to the baronetcy.
Thomas Frederick (1889–1917), who gained the rank of lieutenant in the Norfolk Yeomanry and joined the Royal Flying Corps. He was killed in Belgium during the First World War.
Netty Louisa (born 1892), died an infant.
Hope Amy Constance (1894–1956)