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John Drayton (June 22, 1766 – November 27, 1822) was a Democratic-Republican Governor of South Carolina on two non-consecutive occasions from 1800 to 1802 and 1808 to 1810. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ...
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A list of South Carolina Governors. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32°430N to 35...
Early life and career
Drayton was born on Drayton Hall Plantation in St. Andrews Parish near Charleston. He was educated at the College of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War and afterwards studied law at Inner Temple in London. Drayton received an LL.D from South Carolina College in 1807, an institution he helped establish. Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City, Chucktown Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ...
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Political career
Early rise In 1792, Drayton was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and was a member until 1798 when the General Assembly elected him as Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Upon the death of Edward Rutledge on January 23, 1800, Drayton became Governor of South Carolina for the remainder of the term. The General Assembly chose him to serve out a full two-year term in 1800 because of his strong Republicanism. The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ...
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Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749–January 23, 1800), South Carolina statesman, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later governor of South Carolina. ...
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South Carolina College The most important act during Drayton's first full term, indeed the most important in the state's history, was the establishment of South Carolina College. Drayton had pushed for a state funded college immediately when he became governor upon the death of Edward Rutledge, but it was not until after his election that the General Assembly pushed to create and provide funds for a college. The location of Columbia near the State House was favored by Drayton because it was a central location that would provide an opportunity at higher education for all South Carolinians. In addition, it was hoped that the future leaders of South Carolina would be educated together in order to quell any divisions between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry. Indeed, the General Assembly followed the direction of Governor Drayton and appropriated fifty thousand dollars to construct the college in Columbia and another six thousand for the salaries of the faculty. South Carolina State House South Carolina State House The South Carolina State House is the State Capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina. ...
The South Carolina Low Country is a term used to describe the states coastal counties, generally south of Charleston. ...
The Upcountry is the region in northwestern South Carolina. ...
Second time as governor Upon leaving the governorship in 1802, Drayton returned to Charleston where he won election to the South Carolina Senate in 1805 and after three years, the General Assembly chose Drayton for a second two-year term as governor in 1808. Drayton and the General Assembly continued the Republican reforms and expanded the suffrage to all white men, regardless of status or wealth. The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly. ...
Later life and career Drayton was appointed a United States District Judge by President James Madison after leaving the governorship for a final time and served on the bench until his death. An avid writer, Drayton authored several works with regards to South Carolina: Carolinian Florist, A View of South Carolina, as Respects Her Natural and Civil Concerns and Memoirs of the American Revolution from its Commencement to the Year 1776. On November 27, 1822, Drayton died and was buried in Charleston. Map of the boundaries of the United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ...
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November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
References - Wallace, David Duncan (1951). South Carolina: A Short History. University of North Carolina Press, 358, 473.
- Wolfe, John Harold (1940). Jeffersonian Democracy in South Carolina. University of North Carolina Press, 171-173.
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