William Drayton (disambiguation)
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William Drayton is the name of:
- William Drayton, Sr.William Drayton, Sr.William Drayton was an American lawyer and jurist from South Carolina.Born in Ashley River, South Carolina, Drayton was educated in the Middle Temple, in London, England in 1754. He read law to enter the South Carolina Bar in 1756, and was thereafter a Justice of the peace for Berkeley County,...
, (1733–1790), U.S. judge from Charleston, South Carolina - William DraytonWilliam DraytonWilliam Drayton was an American politician, banker, and author from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Federal Judge William Drayton, Sr. of South Carolina....
, (1776–1846), U.S. Congressman from Charleston, South Carolina - Bill DraytonBill DraytonWilliam "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...
, (born 1943), U.S. Social Entrepreneur and Environmentalist - Flavor FlavFlavor FlavWilliam Jonathan Drayton, Jr. , better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and television personality who rose to prominence as a member of the rap group Public Enemy...
, real name William Drayton, (born 1959), US rapper with Public Enemy - William Henry DraytonWilliam Henry DraytonOther notable men have similar names, see: William Drayton .William Henry Drayton was an American planter and lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina...
, (1742–1779), US lawyer, South Carolina delegate to Continental Congress - Billy Drayton, character in The MistThe MistThe Mist is a horror novella by the American author Stephen King, in which the small town of Bridgton, Maine is suddenly enveloped in an unnatural mist that conceals otherworldly monsters. It was first published as the first and longest story of the 1980 horror anthology Dark Forces. A slightly...
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