Court of Claims / Appointed 1870 / Served to 1885
Charles Daniel Drake
Chief Justice, Court of Claims
Appointed by President Ulysses Grant in 1870 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Daniel Drake was a Chief Justice on the Court of Claims. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant, 1870
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Joseph Casey
- Succeeded by
- William Adams Richardson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | Court of Claims · succeeded Joseph Casey | Grant (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky | ||
| Read law with Benjamin Drake, Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Partridge Military Academy, Middletown, Connecticut |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: Mathew Benjamin Brady (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
15 years on the Court of Claims. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).