William Drayton

1732–1790 · Ashley River, SC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaJudgeGeorge WashingtonFeb 10, 1790Death, May 18, 1790

Education

  • Middle Temple, London, England, 1754
  • Read law, 1756

Professional Career

Justice of the peace, Berkeley County, South Carolina, 1756-1763; Chief justice, Province of East Florida, 1765-1778; Judge, South Carolina Admiralty Court, 1789; Associate judge, Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1789

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