From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Dawson, Howard Preston, Jr.

(born: 1916  -  died: 1961) H. Preston Dawson, a horse trainer, was born July 20, 1916 in Kentucky, the son of Howard Preston Dawson, Sr. and Nettie B. Baker Dawson [source: West Virginia Deaths Index]. Preston Dawson died in Wheeling, WV, and is buried in Springfield, KY.

Kentucky County & Region

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Kentucky Place (Town or City)

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Outside Kentucky Place Name

Wheeling, West Virginia

Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Dawson, Howard Preston, Jr.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 12, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2889.

Last modified: 2017-09-28 21:20:46