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William Creighton Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio
William Creighton Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio. William Creighton Jr. (October 29, 1778 – October 1, 1851) was an American politician, state official, and judge who served as the first Ohio secretary of state, a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.
Education
- Dickinson College1795
- Read law1798
Career
Private practice, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1798-1803, 1808-1809, 1811-1812, 1817-1827, 1833-1851; Secretary of state, State of Ohio, 1803-1808; U.S. attorney for the District of Ohio, 1809-1811; U.S. representative from Ohio, 1813-1817, 1827-1828, 1829-1833; President, Chillicothe [Ohio] Branch Bank, Bank of the United States, 1817
Biography
William Creighton Jr. (October 29, 1778 – October 1, 1851) was an American politician, state official, and judge who served as the first Ohio secretary of state, a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.
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