William Creighton

William Creighton (born October 29, 1778 in Berkeley County , Virginia , † October 8, 1851 in Chillicothe , Ohio ) was an American judge and politician of the Democratic Republican Party . March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1817 March 4, 1827 to 1828 and 4 March 1829 to 3 March 1833, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the 3rd and 6th congressional district of the State of Ohio .

Life

William Creighton was born to Robert and Margaret Creighton in Berkeley County in what is now West Virginia . He graduated from Dickinson College in 1795. In 1798 he finished his law studies . In 1799 he was admitted to the bar. From then on he practiced in Chillicothe.

Creighton played an important role in founding the state of Ohio. Between 1803 and 1808 he was the first Secretary of State of the newly created state of Ohio. At the beginning of his tenure, he also used the family seal for state documents. In the spring of 1803, Creighton, Governor Edward Tiffin, and Senator Thomas Worthington met at Worthington's house to discuss state affairs. While watching the sunset on the front porch of the house, Creighton reportedly said that this was the setting sun in the new state. Then the seal of Ohio was created . From 1808 to 1812 he served as sheriff of Ross County . In 1810 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives .

In 1812 Creighton was elected to the US House of Representatives as a representative of the 3rd District of Ohio, and in 1814 he was re-elected. His candidacy for a seat in the US Senate in 1816 was unsuccessful. He went back to Chillicothe to work as a lawyer. In 1826, Creighton ran again successfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives, this time in the 6th District. In 1828 he was proposed by US President John Quincy Adams as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Ohio . On November 1, 1828 he took up this post. On February 16, 1829, he left again. Thereupon Creighton sat again until 1833 in the US House of Representatives for the 6th district.

In the last years of his life he again worked as a lawyer in Chillicothe. He died there in 1851. Creighton was married to Eliza Meade and had two children.

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SURNAME	Creighton, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Democratic Republican Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 29, 1778
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berkeley County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	October 8, 1851
Place of death	Chillicothe , Ohio