Charles D. Drake

Charles D. Drake
Chief Justice of the Court of Claims
In office December 12, 1870 – December 12, 1885
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Joseph Casey
Succeeded by	William Adams Richardson
United States Senator from Missouri
In office March 4, 1867 – December 19, 1870
Preceded by	Benjamin Gratz Brown
Succeeded by	Daniel T. Jewett
Personal details
Born	Charles Daniel Drake (1811-04-11)April 11, 1811 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	April 1, 1892(1892-04-01) (aged 80) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Bellefontaine Cemetery St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Republican
Parent	Daniel Drake (father)
Relatives	Benjamin Drake
Education	St. Joseph's College Partridge's Military Academy read law
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Charles Daniel Drake (April 11, 1811 – April 1, 1892) was a United States senator from Missouri and Chief Justice of the Court of Claims.

Charles Drake was successively a Whig, a Know Nothing, and a Democrat.^[1]