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Charles Daniel Drake
Former judge · Court of Claims
Charles Daniel Drake served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Dec 12, 1870.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Dec 12, 1870
- Born
- 1811
Appointments
- Chief Justice, Court of ClaimsUlysses Grant · Dec 12, 1870 – Dec 12, 1885
Education
- St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky
- Read law with Benjamin Drake, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Partridge Military Academy, Middletown, Connecticut
Career
U.S. Navy midshipman, 1827-1830; Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1833-1834, 1847-1849; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1834-1847, 1850-1867; Treasurer, Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, 1849; State representative, Missouri, 1859-1860; Delegate and vice president, Missouri constitutional convention, 1865; U.S. senator from Missouri, 1867-1870; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1885-1892
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