Frank Carter (American politician) explained

Office:Oklahoma Secretary of State
Term Start:January 1943
Term End:1945
Predecessor:Charles C. Childers
Successor:Katherine Manton
Term Start2:January 1935
Term End2:January 1939
Predecessor2:Richard A. Sneed
Successor2:Charles C. Childers
Office3:Oklahoma State Auditor
Term Start3:January 1939
Term End3:January 1943
Predecessor3:Charles C. Childers
Successor3:Charles C. Childers
Term Start5:January 1931
Term End5:January 1935
Predecessor5:A. S. J. Shaw
Successor5:Charles C. Childers
Term Start6:January 1919
Term End6:January 1923
Predecessor6:Everette B. Howard
Successor6:Charles C. Childers
Office7:Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Term Start7:January 1923
Term End7:January 1927
Predecessor7:Campbell Russell
Successor7:E. R. Hughes
Birth Date:1862
Death Date:1954
Party:Democratic Party

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.

Biography

Frank 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Carter, Class of 1937 . oklahomahof.com . . 18 May 2024 . en.