William Creighton Jr. | |
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Judge of the United 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 the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | William Creighton Jr. October 29, 1778 Berkeley County, Virginia |
Died | October 1, 1851 Chillicothe, Ohio | (aged 72)
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 the 1st Secretary of State of Ohio, a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio.