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Show HAD BEEN GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY AND MONTANA TERRITORY HELENA. Mont.. Feb. 7. Former Gov. Preston II. Leslie, died at his home in this city this mornlnjf. at the age of S8 years. IeBlie had the dlstinc tlon of helnjr (Jov-ernor (Jov-ernor of Kentucky and of the Territory of Montana He was horn In Kentucky in 119, and whs admitted to the bar In iMO. He served several terms in the Kentucky legislature. In both houses, and in 1&69, was elected President of the Senate. He succeeded to the Governorship on the resignation res-ignation of Gov. Stevenson, being reelected re-elected in 1S71. by a large majority. In 1SS7 he was appointed bv President Cleveland Cleve-land Governor of the Territory of Montana, Mon-tana, serving until the State waa admitted to the I'nlon and then serving as L'nlted States District Attorney until 1S9S. |