Sir Henry Preston, 3rd Baronet

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.

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: He was killed in Belgium during the First World War. Netty Louisa (born 1892), died an infant. Hope Amy Constance (1894–1956)

Education and sport Preston was educated at Eton College from 1865 to 1871, and 1871, and of the cricket XI in 1871. were amongst six new recruits to the England football XI which played the second pseudo-international against a Scotland XI. The match was played at the Kennington Oval and ended in a 1–0 victory for the English, with fellow debutante R.S.F. Walker scoring the only goal twelve minutes from the end of the match.

After leaving Eton in 1871, he went up to University College, Oxford from where graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1876. and being promoted to full lieutenant two years later.

He also held the office of Justice of the Peace. 1871 and 1881 censuses; in the two earlier censuses he was described as a "scholar"

He died of scarlet fever and blood poisoning at Northrepps near Cromer, Norfolk on 9 January 1897, aged 45. which also contains memorials to many other members of the Preston family.