Background
Drake, Charles Daniel was born on April 11, 1811 in Cincinnati. Son of Doctor Daniel and Harriet (Sesson) Drake.
Drake, Charles Daniel was born on April 11, 1811 in Cincinnati. Son of Doctor Daniel and Harriet (Sesson) Drake.
Attended Saint Josephs College, Bardstown, New York, 1823-1824, United States Naval Academy, 1827-1830. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Hanover College, 1863, U. Wooster (Ohio), 1875.
Admitted to Cincinnati bar, 1833. Originated Saint Louis Law Library, 1838. Member Missouri House of Representatives, 1859-1860.
Filled vacancy in Missouri Convention, 1863.
Member, vice president Missouri Constitutional Convention which abolished slavery and adopted a constitution called the Drake Constitution, 1865. Member United States Senate from Missouri (Republican), 1867-1870.
Chief justice United States Court of Claims, 1870-1885. Author: A Treatise on the Law of Suits by Attachment in the United States, 1854.
Union and Anti-Slavery Speeches Delivered During the Rebellion, 1864.
Life of Daniel Drake, 1871.
Member Missouri House of Representatives, 1859-1860. Member, vice president Missouri Constitutional Convention which abolished slavery and adopted a constitution called the Drake Constitution, 1865. Member United States Senate from Missouri (Republican), 1867-1870.
Married Margaret Drake.