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Boston Jenkins Drayton (1821–1865) was a Liberian politician and Lutheran minister who served as the 3rd Chief Justice of Liberia from 1861 until 1864. He had previously served as the final Governor of the Republic of Maryland from 1855 until its annexation by Liberia on 18 March 1857.Born in Charleston South Carolina in 1821 Drayton served as the black minister at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Charleston under Minister John Bachman.

birth date
1821-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
South Carolina, Charleston South Carolina, United States
death date
1866-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Liberia, Cape Palmas
office
3rd Governor of the, Republic of Maryland
order in office
3rd Chief Justice of Liberia
religion
Lutheranism
successor
Edward James Roye

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