Frank Carter was an American politician who was elected Oklahoma State Auditor in 1918, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner in 1922, State Auditor in 1930, Oklahoma Secretary of State in 1934, State Auditor in 1938, and Secretary of State in 1942.
Frank Carter | |
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Oklahoma Secretary of State | |
In office January 1943 – 1945 | |
Preceded by | Charles C. Childers |
Succeeded by | Katherine Manton |
In office January 1935 – January 1939 | |
Preceded by | Richard A. Sneed |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Childers |
Oklahoma State Auditor | |
In office January 1939 – January 1943 | |
Preceded by | Charles C. Childers |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Childers |
In office January 1931 – January 1935 | |
Preceded by | A. S. J. Shaw |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Childers |
In office January 1919 – January 1923 | |
Preceded by | Everette B. Howard |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Childers |
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
In office January 1923 – January 1927 | |
Preceded by | Campbell Russell |
Succeeded by | E. R. Hughes |
Personal details | |
Born | 1862 |
Died | 1954 |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Biography
editFrank C. Carter was born in Texas in 1862. He graduated from Eastman Business College in New York and returned to Texas to work for a lumber company. He settled in Frederick in 1901 after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation. After Oklahoma statehood, he served as sheriff of Tillman County from 1907 to 1913. He was elected Oklahoma State Auditor in 1918, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner in 1922, State Auditor in 1930, Oklahoma Secretary of State in 1934, State Auditor in 1938, and Secretary of State in 1942. He died in 1954.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Carter, Class of 1937". oklahomahof.com. Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 May 2024.