Charles A. Taylor (Oklahoma politician)

Charles A. Taylor


1st Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector
In office November 16, 1907 – July 19, 1912
Governor	Charles N. Haskell Lee Cruce
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Fred Parkinson

Personal details
Born	1856 Ashburnham, Massachusetts
Died	(1912-07-19)July 19, 1912
Political party	Democratic 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.

1907 Oklahoma State Examiner election
	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)
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
	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

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.

"History". www.sai.ok.gov. Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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)
^ "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

v t e Oklahoma state auditors and inspectors
State Auditor (1907–1979)	Trapp Meyer McClelland Howard Carter Childers A. S. J. Shaw Carter Childers Carter Childers A. S. J. Shaw Cartwright A. S. J. Shaw A. F. Shaw Cobb Parr
State Inspector (1907–1979)	Taylor Parkinson Mechling John Rogers Morris Burson J. M. Rogers
State Auditor and Inspector (since 1979)	Daxon Scott McMahan Burrage Jones Byrd

Party political offices
First	Democratic nominee for Oklahoma State Examiner and Inspector 1907, 1910	Succeeded byFred Parkinson