Born on October 29, 1778, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Creighton graduated from Dickinson College in 1795 and read law in 1798. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Chillicothe, Ross County, Northwest Territory (State of Ohio from March 1, 1803) from 1798 to 1803. He was the 1st Secretary of State of Ohio from 1803 to 1808.
Creighton was born on October 29, 1778, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and graduated from Dickinson College in 1795. He studied law in 1798, passed the bar exam, and practiced privately in Chillicothe, Ross County, Northwest Territory (which became Ohio on March 1, 1803) from 1798 to 1803. From 1803 to 1808, he served as the first Secretary of State of Ohio.