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William Creighton Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio
William Creighton Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio. Appointed by John Quincy Adams.
- Appointed by
- John Quincy Adams
- Born
- 1778
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of OhioJohn Quincy Adams · – Mar 3, 1829
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
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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