William Drayton Sr. (March 21, 1732 – May 18, 1790) was chief justice of the British American Province of East Florida and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
William Drayton
Born 1732 in Ashley River, SC
Died 1790 in SC
FJC ID: 647
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- South Carolina Admiralty CourtJudge · 1789
- Supreme Court of South CarolinaAssociate judge · 1789
- Province of East FloridaChief justice · 1765–1778
- Berkeley County, South CarolinaJustice of the peace · 1756–1763
Appointments
1790–1790 · Appointed by George WashingtonTerm ended: Death
1789–1789
Education
- Read law1756
- Middle Temple, London, England1754