Frank Carter (American politician)

Frank Carter
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	E. 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

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.