William Drayton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Drayton

American politician

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1776

Place of Birth: St. Augustine, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 24-May-1846

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

For other men with the same name, see: William Drayton (disambiguation).William Drayton (December 30, 1776 – May 24, 1846) was an American politician, banker, and writer who grew up in Charleston, South Carolina.
He was the son of William Drayton, Sr., who served as justice of the Province of East Florida (1765–1780). Drayton served as a United States Representative to Congress (1825–1833).
Following the Nullification Crisis, as a unionist Drayton decided to move his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1833.
He lived there the rest of his life.
He was appointed as president of the Second Bank of the United States.



Alternative names	Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Description	American inventor, physicist, sculptor, painter, university teacher and photographer "en:Morse code"
Date of birth/death	27 April 1791	2 April 1872
Location of birth/death	Charlestown (Massachusetts)	New York City
Authority control	: Q75698 VIAF: 2530161 ISNI: 0000 0000 8081 8611 ULAN: 500026460 LCCN: n50070284 NAID: 10582241 WorldCat