Charles D. Drake
Charles D. Drake | |
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| Succeeded by | Daniel T. Jewett |
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| Born | Charles Daniel Drake April 11, 1811 read law |
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Charles Daniel Drake (April 11, 1811 – April 1, 1892) was a
.Charles Drake was successively a Whig, a Know Nothing, and a Democrat.[1]
Education and career
Born on April 11, 1811, in
Leader of Radical Republicans
During the
Congressional service
Drake was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1867, to December 19, 1870, when he resigned to accept a federal judicial position.[5] He served as Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Education for the 41st United States Congress.[5]
Federal judicial service
Drake was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant on December 12, 1870, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Chief Justice Joseph Casey.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 12, 1870, and received his commission the same day.[2] His service terminated on December 12, 1885, due to his resignation.[2]
Later career and death
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Drake resumed private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1885 to 1892.[2] He died on April 1, 1892, in Washington, D.C.[2] His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.[5]
Family
Drake's father, Daniel Drake (1785–1852), was an American physician and author.[citation needed] His uncle, Benjamin Drake (1795–1841), was an American historian, editor, and writer.[citation needed]
Works
- Drake, Charles D. (1891). Treatise on the Law of Suits by Attachment in the United States (7th ed.). Boston: Little, Brown and Co. LCCN 14016517.
- Drake, Charles D. (1864). Union and Anti-Slavery Speeches. Cincinnati: Applegate & Co. LCCN 77083961.
References
- ^ (Curry; Radicalism Racism and Party Realignment - Chapter 1 William E Parrish p7 1969)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Drake, Charles Daniel - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ Carl Schurz (1909). The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz. J. Murray. p. 294.
- ^ Martha Kohl, "Enforcing a Vision of Community: The Role of the Test Oath in Missouri's Reconstruction." Civil War History 40.4 (1994): 292-307.
- ^ a b c United States Congress. "Charles D. Drake (id: D000484)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Further reading
- Astor, Aaron. Rebels on the Border: Civil War, Emancipation, and the Reconstruction of Kentucky and Missouri (LSU Press, 2012).
- Burchard, Chad. "'Country or Slavery': Charles Daniel Drake and the Rise and Fall of Radical Unionism in Missouri; 1860-1870" (BA Thesis, Vanderbilt University. 2006). online
- Erwin, James. The Homefront in Civil War Missouri (The History Press, 2014).
- Parrish, William Earl. Turbulent Partnership: Missouri and the Union, 1861-1865 (U of Missouri Press, 1963).
- Parrish, William Earl. A History of Missouri: 1860 to 1875. Vol. 3. University of Missouri Press, 1973).
- Parrish, William Earl. Missouri under Radical rule, 1865-1870 (U of Missouri Press, 1965).
External links
- United States Congress. "Charles D. Drake (id: D000484)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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