Charles Wilbur Creighton (August 31, 1885 – June 23, 1947) was an American politician and lawyer. Creighton was born on a farm in

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. He went to the public schools. Creighton studied at

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and the

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. He had taught in the Wayne County schools. Creighton practiced law in

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and served as state's attorney for Wayne County. He served on the board of education and was president of the board of education. Creighton was a

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. He served in the

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in 1943 and 1944. Creighton died in Fairfield, Illinois from a heart attack.'C. W. Creighton, Lawyer At Fairfield, Dies,' The Mattoon Journal Gazette (Illinois), June 24, 1947, pg. 1

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