William Creighton Jr.
Appointed by President John Quincy Adams, William Creighton Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio. Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1778–1851
- Appointed by
- John Quincy Adams
- Confirmed
- No recorded vote
- Succeeded
- Charles Willing Byrd
- Succeeded by
- John Wilson Campbell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | District of Ohio succeeded Charles Willing Byrd | J.Q. Adams (N) | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
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
| Dickinson College | 1795 | |
| Read law | 1798 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| 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 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed William Creighton Jr.?
- President John Quincy Adams appointed William Creighton Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio.
- Which court was William Creighton Jr. on?
- William Creighton Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: From an unknown painting (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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