Frank Carter (American politician)

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
Oklahoma Secretary of State
In office
January 1943 – 1945
Preceded byCharles C. Childers
Succeeded byKatherine Manton
In office
January 1935 – January 1939
Preceded byRichard A. Sneed
Succeeded byCharles C. Childers
Oklahoma State Auditor
In office
January 1939 – January 1943
Preceded byCharles C. Childers
Succeeded byCharles C. Childers
In office
January 1931 – January 1935
Preceded byA. S. J. Shaw
Succeeded byCharles C. Childers
In office
January 1919 – January 1923
Preceded byE. B. Howard
Succeeded byCharles C. Childers
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
In office
January 1923 – January 1927
Preceded byCampbell Russell
Succeeded byE. R. Hughes
Personal details
Born1862
Died1954
Political partyDemocratic Party

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]

References
  1. "Frank Carter, Class of 1937". oklahomahof.com. Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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