William Drayton

Biography of William Drayton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Drayton
• First Name: William
• Date of Birth: March , 21 , 1732
• Place of Birth (POB): Ashley River , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: May , 18 , 1790
• Place of Death (POD): , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William 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: George Washington )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/08/1790
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 11/18/1789
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 1 Stat. 73
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/10/1790
• Commission Date: 02/10/1790
• Date of Termination: 05/18/1790
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Drayton in the Law School

• Name of School: Middle Temple, London, England
• Law Degree Year: 1754

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1756

William Drayton Career Path

Employment:

• Justice of the peace, Berkeley County, South Carolina, 1756-1763
• Chief justice, Province of East Florida, 1763-1780
• Judge, South Carolina Admiralty Court, 1789
• Associate judge, Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1789

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