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John Drayton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina · 1812
John Drayton , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. John Drayton II (June 22, 1766 – November 27, 1822) was the 40th governor of South Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Education
- Inner Temple, London, England
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Career
Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1788, 1789-1794, 1796-1798, 1811-1812; Warden, Charleston, South Carolina, 1788-; Rice planter, Georgetown County, South Carolina, 1794-1822; State representative, South Carolina, 1792-1796; Lieutenant governor, South Carolina, 1798-1800; Governor, South Carolina, 1801-1803, 1809-1810; Intendant, Charleston, South Carolina, 1803-1805; State senator, South Carolina, 1805-1808
Biography
John Drayton II (June 22, 1766 – November 27, 1822) was the 40th governor of South Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
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