William Creighton Jr.

Judge William Creighton Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

10/29/1778

Birthplace:

Berkeley County, VA (now WV)

Date of Death:

10/8/1851

Place of Death:

Chillicothe, OH

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio, December 11, 1828; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Dickinson College

Degree Year:

1795

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1798

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Ohio

President Nominating:

John Quincy Adams

Party Affiliation of President:

Jeffersonian Republican

Termination Date:

03/03/1829

Termination Reason:

Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed