Charles A. Taylor (Oklahoma politician)

Charles A. Taylor
1st Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector[a]
In office
November 16, 1907 – July 19, 1912
GovernorCharles N. Haskell
Lee Cruce
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byFred Parkinson
Personal details
Born1856
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
Died(1912-07-19)July 19, 1912
Political partyDemocratic Party

Charles A.Taylor was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector from 1907 until his death in 1912.

Biography

Charles A.Taylor was born in 1856 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He later moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and worked as the city engineer. He then moved to Hutchinson, Kansas where he served as the city and Reno County engineer, before moving again to Pratt County. He served in the Populist administration of Kansas Governor Lorenzo D. Lewelling as the Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction and Assistant State Auditor. In 1900, he moved to Oklahoma Territory near Pond Creek. In 1907, he was elected Oklahoma's first State Examiner and Inspector and he was re-elected in 1910. He died in office on July 19, 1912, and Fred Parkinson was appointed his successor.[2]

Electoral history

1907 Oklahoma State Examiner election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles A. Taylor 132,821 54.8 New
Republican John S. Fischer 99,600 41.1 New
Socialist C.H. Done 9,555 3.9 New
Democratic gain from Swing N/A
Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles A. Taylor (incumbent) 64,439 66.4%
Democratic Elias Landrum 32,486 33.5%
Turnout 96,925  
1910 Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles A. Taylor (incumbent) 117,519 50.0% −4.8%
Republican W.B. Lain 93,372 39.7% −1.4%
Socialist W.S. Webster 23,763 10.1% +6.2%
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Prior to 1975, the office of State Examiner and Inspector and State Auditor were separate elected offices. After 1975 they were consolidated into the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.[1]

References

  1. ^ "History". www.sai.ok.gov. Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 122. Retrieved 10 October 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Party political offices
First Democratic nominee for Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector
1907, 1910 		Succeeded by
Fred Parkinson