William Drayton
of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina s first district in the U.S. Congress from 1825 to 1833.He was a unionist during the nullification controversy and in 1833 moved to Philadelphia, where he published a pro-slavery tract and served as president of the Bank of the United States. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr.
He was the father of Percival Drayton and Thomas Fenwick Drayton, who fought on opposite sides during the American Civil War. Drayton authored The South Vindicated from the Treason and Fanaticism of the Abolitionists in 1836. .
William Drayton (December 30, 1776 – May 24, 1846) was an American politician, banker, and author from Charleston, South Carolina. His first cousin was William Henry Drayton. He bought Drayton Island, a plantation, in Florida.
