Background
Drayton, John was born on June 22, 1767 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Dorothy (Golightly) Drayton.
governor of South Carolina jurist
Drayton, John was born on June 22, 1767 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Dorothy (Golightly) Drayton.
Attended College of New Jersey, (now Princeton), 1779-1780. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Southern California, 1807.
Admitted to South Carolina. bar, 1788. Practiced law, South Carolina., 1788-1794. A warden of Charleston, 1789.
Member South Carolina.
House of Representatives, 1792-1798. Lieutenant governor South Carolina., 1798-1800, governor, 1800-1804, 08-10.
As result of his recommendation to South Carolina. General Assembly, University of Southern California was established, 1801, president of the board directors, 1801-1802.
Member South Carolina.
Senate, 1805-1808. Judge The United States of America District Court for South Carolina., 1812-1822. Author: Letters Written during a Tour through the Northern and Eastern States of America, 1794.
A View of South Carolina, as Respects her Natural and Civil Concerns, 1802.
Editor: Memoirs of the American Revolution from its Commencement to the Year 1776, Inclusive: as Relating to the State of South-Carolina and Occasionally Referring to the States of North-Carolina and Georgia, 2 volumes, 1821 (a collection of his father’s papers).
Member South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1792-1798. Member South Carolina.
Senate, 1805-1808.
Married Hester Tidyman, October 6, 1794, 7 children.