William Drayton
Personal
Birthday:
3/21/1732
Birthplace:
Ashley River, SC
Date of Death:
5/18/1790
Place of Death:
SC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior 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
Education
Name of School:
Middle Temple, London, England
Degree Year:
1754
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1756 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina
Court Name:
South Carolina District Court
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
02/10/1790
Termination Date:
05/18/1790
Termination Reason:
Death