William Creighton Jr. | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Ohio | |
| In office November 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Appointed by | John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Charles Willing Byrd |
| Succeeded by | John Wilson Campbell |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Swaine Muhlenberg |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Finley Vinton |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| In office March 4, 1827 – before November 1, 1828 | |
| Preceded by | John Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Francis Swaine Muhlenberg |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Levi Barber |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| 1st Secretary of State of Ohio | |
| In office 1803–1808 | |
| Governor | Edward Tiffin |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah McLene |
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| Born | William Creighton Jr. (1778-10-29)October 29, 1778 |
| Died | October 1, 1851(1851-10-01) (aged 72) Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grand View Cemetery Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican National Republican |
| Education | Dickinson College read law |
William Creighton Jr. (October 29, 1778 – October 1, 1851) was an American politician, state official, and judge who served as the firstSecretary of State of Ohio, aUnited States representative fromOhio and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Ohio.
Born on October 29, 1778, inBerkeley County,Virginia (nowWest Virginia),[1] Creighton graduated fromDickinson College in 1795 andread law in 1798.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice inChillicothe,Ross County,Northwest Territory (State ofOhio from March 1, 1803) from 1798 to 1803.[1] He was the 1stSecretary of State of Ohio from 1803 to 1808.[1] He resumed private practice in Chillicothe from 1808 to 1809.[1] He was theUnited States Attorney for the District of Ohio from 1809 to 1811.[1] He was a member of theOhio House of Representatives in 1810.[2] He again resumed private practice in Chillicothe from 1811 to 1812.[1]
Creighton was elected as aDemocratic-Republican fromOhio's 3rd congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives of the13th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofUnited States RepresentativeDuncan McArthur.[2] He was reelected to the14th United States Congress and served from May 4, 1813, to March 3, 1817.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1815 to theUnited States Senate from Ohio.[2] He was elected as anAdams Republican fromOhio's 6th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the20th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1827, until his resignation in 1828 to accept a federal judicial position.[2] He was reelected as anAnti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives of the21st and22nd United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1833.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1832.[2] Following his first two terms in Congress, Creighton was President of the Chillicothe Branch of theSecond Bank of the United States in 1817.[1] In between his terms in Congress, Creighton engaged in private practice in Chillicothe from 1817 to 1827.[1]
Creighton received arecess appointment from PresidentJohn Quincy Adams on November 1, 1828, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Ohio vacated by JudgeCharles Willing Byrd.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Adams on December 11, 1828.[1] His service terminated on March 3, 1829, after his nomination was not confirmed by theUnited States Senate, which never voted on his nomination.[1] The Senate on February 16, 1829, passed a resolution that it was “not expedient to fill the vacancy at the present session of Congress.”[2]
Following the termination of his federal judicial service, Creighton resumed private practice in Chillicothe from 1833 to 1851.[1] He died on October 8, 1851, in Chillicothe.[1] He was interred inGrand View Cemetery in Chillicothe.[2][3]
Creighton had married Elizabeth Meade in September 1805, and they had six daughters and three sons.[4]
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| Preceded by Office established | 1stSecretary of State of Ohio 1803–1808 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Representative fromRoss County 1810–1811 Served alongside:Henry Brush, Abraham Claypool, James Manary,Edward Tiffin | Succeeded by Abraham Claypool as Representatives from Ross andPickaway CountiesSamuel Monett Thomas Renick David Shelby William Sterrett |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | United States Representative fromOhio's 3rd congressional district 1813–1817 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative fromOhio's 6th congressional district 1827–1828 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative fromOhio's 6th congressional district 1829–1833 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Attorney for the District of Ohio 1804–1810 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Ohio 1828–1829 | Succeeded by |
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