War of 1812 US Army Officer, US Congressman. Served in the War of 1812 first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th US Infantry, then as Colonel of the 18th US Infantry. In August 1814 he was appointed Inspector General of the US Army, and served in that office until the close of the war. He was elected to represent South Carolina's 1st District in the House of Representatives when Joel Poinsett resigned, serving from 1825 to 1833. He declined appointments to the offices of Secretary of War in Andrew Jackson's cabinet and US Minister to England. His two sons fought in the Civil War on opposite sides. Older son Thomas Fenton Drayton became a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Younger son Percival Drayton rose to Captain in the Union Navy.
War of 1812 US Army Officer, US Congressman. Served in the War of 1812 first as Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th US Infantry, then as Colonel of the 18th US Infantry. In August 1814 he was appointed Inspector General of the US Army, and served in that office until the close of the war. He was elected to represent South Carolina's 1st District in the House of Representatives when Joel Poinsett resigned, serving from 1825 to 1833. He declined appointments to the offices of Secretary of War in Andrew Jackson's cabinet and US Minister to England. His two sons fought in the Civil War on opposite sides. Older son Thomas Fenton Drayton became a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Younger son Percival Drayton rose to Captain in the Union Navy.
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