- William Drayton Sr.
William Drayton (1733- May 18, 1790) was an American lawyer and jurist from South Carolina. In 1790 he was appointed to the Federal bench, and was the first judge for the United States District Court for South Carolina. His son, William Drayton, became a Congressman for South Carolina. - William Henry Drayton
William Henry Drayton (September 1742- September 3, 1779), was an American planter and lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779. William Henry was born at his father's plantation, "Drayton Hall", on the bank of the Ashley River near Charleston. His father, John Drayton had just completed construction of this massive main house on the rice plantation. - William Drayton
William Drayton (December 30, 1776 - May 24, 1846) was an American politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr. of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina's first district in the U.S. Congress from 1825 to 1833. He was the father of Percival Drayton and Thomas Fenwick Drayton, who fought on opposite sides during the American Civil War. His first cousin was William Henry Drayton. - Thomas Drayton
Thomas Fenwick Drayton (August 24, 1809 - February 18, 1891) was a plantation owner, politician, railroad president, and military officer, serving in the United States Army and then as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. Drayton was a native of South Carolina, most likely born in Charleston. He was the son of a prominent lawyer and politician William Drayton, who eventually relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Kia Drayton
Kia Terrell Drayton is an American model who was "Playboy" magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 2006. Prior to working as a Playmate, she worked as a DJ. On April 25, 2007, she and a personal trainer, Otis Leon Story, were arrested in North Charleston, South Carolina after housekeeping discovered more than a kilo of cocaine in their hotel room. - Bill Drayton
William "Bill" Drayton is a social entrepreneur. Born in 1943 in New York City, U.S. Drayton was named by "US News & World Report" as one of America's 25 Best Leaders in 2005. He is sometimes credited with having coined the phrase "social entrepreneur". Drayton is the founder and current Chair of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and fostering social entrepreneurs worldwide. - Percival Drayton
Percival Drayton (25 August 1812 - 4 August 1865) was a United States Navy officer during the American Civil War. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Drayton was the son of a prominent lawyer William Drayton who eventually relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The family property in South Carolina, Magnolia Plantation, still owned by the Draytons, is a modern tourist attraction. - Paul Drayton
Otis Paul Drayton (born May 8 1939) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Born in Glen Cove, New York, Paul Drayton was an AAU champion in 220 yd from 1961 to 1963. In 1961, he was a member of world record 39.1 setting American 4x100 m relay team and equalled the 200 m world record of 20.5 in 1962. - John Drayton
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. - Buster Drayton
Buster Drayton (born March 2, 1952 in Philadelphia, PA), was a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton the following year. In 1988 he took on WBA Light Middleweight Title holder Julian Jackson, but was TKO'd in the 3rd. He retired in 1995 at the age of 43. - Jerome Drayton
Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945 in Kolbermoor) is a former long-distance runner from Canada, who was born as Peter Buniak in Germany. He is a triple winner of the prestigious Fukuoka Marathon (1969, 1975, and 1976), and one of the great runners from the 1970s. His time of 2:10:08, set in 1975, still stands as the Canadian record today (2002). Drayton started by winning his debut in 1968, … - Michael Drayton
Michael Drayton (1563 - December 23, 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. - Dean Drayton
Rev Dr Dean Drayton B.Sc.(Hons), B.D., Ph.D. was President of the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia from July 2003 to July 2006. He lectures on a part-time basis in Missiology at Sydney's United Theological College (UTC). - Henry Lumley Drayton
Sir Henry Lumley Drayton, PC (April 27, 1869 - August 28, 1950) was a Canadian politician. Born in Kingston, Ontario, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons from Kingston in 1919 as a Conservative Party candidate. He served as Minister of Finance under both Sir Robert Borden and Arthur Meighen until the Conservative Party's defeat in the 1921 general election. Drayton kept his seat in that election. - Troy Drayton
Troy Drayton (born June 29, 1970 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football tight end from 1993 to 2001. He played in 9 seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins. He was All-America at Penn State University where he played from 1989 to 1992. - Paul Drayton
Paul Drayton is a British composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. He studied music at Oxford University, and was subsequently Director of Music at New College Choir School, Oxford. He later taught and was composer-in-residence at Stowe School near Buckingham. Many of his compositions are for choir. He now lives in Cornwall, and lectures on a part-time basis at Truro College on both A-Level and International Baccalaureate courses. - Jackie Drayton
Jackie Drayton is the current (and 110th) Lord Mayor of Sheffield. Drayton was born in Coventry; she has lived since 1979 in the Burngreave area of Sheffield and since 1997 has been a member of Sheffield City Council as councillor (Labour) for Burngreave Ward. Having left school at 16 with no qualifications, Drayton took adult education classes followed by a degree in Education at the University of Warwick. She worked in education for over 25 years. - Sue Bell Cobb
Sue Bell Cobb is a United States jurist and is currently Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Previously, she had served as a judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Prior to her time on the court of appeals, Justice Cobb was a state district court trial judge for many years. She defeated Republican incumbent Drayton Nabers, Jr., of the old and distinguished Drayton family, in the November 2006 general election. - Henry Middleton
Henry Middleton (1717 - June 13, 1784) of South Carolina was the second President of the Continental Congress, and thus the leader of what was to become the United States, from October 22, 1774 until Peyton Randolph was able to resume his duties briefly beginning on May 10, 1775. His father was Acting South Carolina Governor {1725-1730Arthur Middleton {1681-1737}. He was preceded in office by Peyton Randolph and was succeeded first by Peyton Randolph for a few days, … - Richard Barnfield
Richard Barnfield (1574-1627), English poet, was born at Norbury, Staffordshire, and baptized on June 13, 1574, the son of Richard Barnfield, gentleman. His obscure though close relationship with Shakespeare has long made him interesting to students. In November 1589 Barnfield matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, and took his degree in February 1592. He performed the exercise for his masters gown, but seems to have left the university abruptly, … - Steele Rudd
Steele Rudd was the pseudonym of Arthur Hoey Davis an Australian author. - Harry Cator
Harry Cator VC, MM, (January 24, 1894 - April 7, 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Drayton in Norfolk. He was 23 years old, and a sergeant in the 7th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. - Daniel Augustus Joseph Sullivan
Daniel Augustus Joseph Sullivan was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War I. Sullivan enrolled in the United States Naval Reserve Force on April 12 1917, a few days after the United States entered World War I. He later received a commission to the rank of Ensign. On May 21 1918, while serving as an officer of the USS "Christabel" (SP-162), … - Edward John Mott
Edward John Mott (VC, DCM) (4 July 1893 Drayton - 20 October 1967 Witney) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 23 years old and a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, British Army during the First World War when he was awarded the VC. On 27 January 1917 south of Le Transloy, France, … - Drayton McLane Jr.
Drayton McLane, Jr. is one of the nation's most successful entrepreneurs. He is chairman of McLane Group and chairman and CEO of the Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. In 2006 he was ranked #322 on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. - Drayton Nabers Jr.
- Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton Jr., known by the stage name "Flavor Flav" (born March 16, 1959), is an American rap artist and television star and member of the politically conscious hip hop group Public Enemy. After falling out of the public eye in former years, he has recently reappeared as a star of American reality television. He has starred in multiple VH1 programs, most recently the Flavor of Love series. - Noel Drayton
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