William Drayton Sr.
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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.
Education and career
Born March 21, 1732, near the Ashley River in the Province of South Carolina, British America,<ref name=FJC>Template:FJC Bio</ref> Drayton graduated from the Middle Temple in London, England in 1754 and read law in 1756.<ref name=FJC/> He was a Justice of the Peace in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina from 1756 to 1763.<ref name=FJC/> He was chief justice of the British American Province of East Florida from 1765 to 1778.<ref name=FJC/> He resigned that post due to conflicts with Governor Patrick Tonyn of the Province of East Florida.<ref name="UNF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was a Judge of the South Carolina Admiralty Court in 1789.<ref name=FJC/> He was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina in 1789.<ref name=FJC/>
Landholdings in Florida
Drayton bought properties in Florida, including what is called Drayton Island, but was an indifferent planter.<ref name="UNF"/>
Federal judicial service
Drayton received a recess appointment from President George Washington on November 18, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, to a new seat authorized by Template:USStat.<ref name=FJC/> He was nominated to the same position by President Washington on February 8, 1790.<ref name=FJC/> He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1790, and received his commission the same day.<ref name=FJC/> His service terminated on May 18, 1790, due to his death in South Carolina.<ref name=FJC/> Drayton was the first United States federal judge to die in office.
Family
Drayton was the father of William Drayton, a United States representative from South Carolina.Template:Citation needed
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- 1732 births
- 1790 deaths
- Drayton family
- Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States federal judges appointed by George Washington
- People from British Florida
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law