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CREIGHTON (Soundex C623) — See also BREIGHNER, BRIGHTON, CREIGH, CRICHTON, HIGHTOWER, KNIGHTON, KREIGHAUSER, LAIGHTON, LEIGHTON, LIGHTON, MCCREIGHT, MCCREIGHTON, REIGH, REIGHARD, REIGHTER, WRIGHTON.

  CREIGHTON: See also Charles Creighton Blatchley — Charles Creighton Carlin — Creighton R. Coleman — Creighton Holden — Charles Creighton Stratton
  Creighton, Mrs. Charles A. See Lois M. Creighton
  Creighton, Charles Alexander (b. 1864) — also known as Charles A. Creighton — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. Born in Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, August 19, 1864. Son of James Creighton and Emily (Meservey) Creighton. Democrat. Lime manufacturing business; member of Maine state senate 12th District, 1919-20; delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Knox County, 1933. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1886, to Lois M. Hyler.
  Creighton, Forrest B. — of Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, N.H. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Hampton Falls; elected 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Francis W. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1990. Still living as of 1990.
  Creighton, Hobart — of near Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Howard C. — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1982. Still living as of 1982.
  Creighton, J. H. — of Missouri. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Jacob R. — of Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1912, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, James — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, James A. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, James B. — of Newmarket, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1839-41. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Janet Weir (b. 1950) — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, August 22, 1950. Republican. Stark County Recorder, 1985-91; Stark County Auditor, 1991-2003; mayor of Canton, Ohio, 2004-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 2004. Female. Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Married to William L. Turnbow.
  Creighton, John A. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1892, 1904. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Kathy — of West Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Creighton, Lois M. — also known as Lois M. Hyler; Mrs. Charles A. Creighton — of Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924; secretary of Maine Democratic Party, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1886, to Charles Alexander Creighton.
  Creighton, Ned — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Arizona, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Patrick J. (d. 1948) — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Manchester 5th Ward, 1948. Died in 1948. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Robert E. — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
  Creighton, Thomas — of Tupper Lake, Franklin County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Creighton, Thomas H. — of Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, Thomas William (1927-1997) — also known as Tom Creighton — of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Tex. Born in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Tex., February 26, 1927. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Texas state senate, 1961-81. Member, American Legion. Died April 28, 1997 (age 70 years, 61 days). Interment at Woodland Park Cemetery, Mineral Wells, Tex.
  Creighton, Tom See Thomas William Creighton
  Creighton, William — U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1804-10. Burial location unknown.
  Creighton, William, Jr. (1778-1851) — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 29, 1778. Democrat. Secretary of state of Ohio, 1803-08; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1810; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1813-17, 1827-28, 1829-33 (3rd District 1813-17, 6th District 1827-28, 1829-33). Died in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, October 1, 1851 (age 72 years, 337 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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