John Drayton

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 and career Born on June 22, 1766, in Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America, to William Henry Drayton and Dorothy Golightly, Drayton read law in 1788 at the Inner Temple in London, England. He engaged in private practice in Charleston, South Carolina in 1788, from 1789 to 1794, from 1796 to 1798, and from 1811 to 1812. He was a warden (assistant to the intendant) for Charleston starting in 1788. He was a rice planter in Georgetown County, South Carolina from 1794 to 1822. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1792 to 1796. He was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1798 to 1800. He was Governor of South Carolina from 1801 to 1803, and from 1809 to 1810. He was the Intendant (Mayor) of Charleston from 1803 to 1805. He was a member of the South Carolina Senate from 1805 to 1808. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Personal life

Drayton married Hester Rose Tidyman, daughter of Dr. Phillip Tidyman, on October 6, 1794.

Books Carolinian Florist A View of South Carolina, as Respects Her Natural and Civil Concerns Memoirs of the American Revolution from its Commencement to the Year 1776