John Drayton

Biography of John Drayton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Drayton
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: June , 22 , 1766
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: November , 27 , 1822
• Place of Death (POD): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Drayton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of South Carolina
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: James Madison ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/04/1812
• Seat vacated by: Bee , Thomas
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/07/1812
• Commission Date: 05/07/1812
• Date of Termination: 11/27/1822
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Drayton in the Law School

• Name of School: Inner Temple, London, England

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1788

John Drayton Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1788, 1789-1794, 1796-1798, 1811-1812
• Warden, Charleston, South Carolina, 1788-
• Rice planter, Georgetown County, South Carolina, 1794-1822
• State representative, South Carolina, 1792-1796
• Lieutenant governor, South Carolina, 1798-1800
• Governor, South Carolina, 1801-1803, 1809-1810
• Intendant, Charleston, South Carolina, 1803-1805
• State senator, South Carolina, 1805-1808

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