John Alexander Drew was a prominent American trader in the Mackinac area in the early 19th century; it is now considered within the boundaries of Michigan.
Early in his career, Drew was an agent under Michael Dousman, trading with the local Ojibwe and Odaawaa.
491), Drew was granted a tract of one section and three quarters, to his Indian family, at Cheboygan rapids, at the rate of four dollars.
Like many fur traders who lived in the country among the tribes, John Drew had liaisons with Native American women.
Joseph LeCuyer was later appointed a lighthouse keeper at the Pottawatomie Light House on Rock Island from 1855 to 1857, where he died while on duty.