Martin E. Trapp
Martin Edwin Trapp (April 18, 1877 – July 26, 1951) was an American state auditor, governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma's third lieutenant governor, he was the first to become governor not through an election but instead due to the previous governor's impeachment and removal from office.
Martin Edwin Trapp | |
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| 6th Governor of Oklahoma | |
| In office November 19, 1923 – January 10, 1927 | |
| Lieutenant | Vacant |
| Preceded by | John C. Walton |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Johnston |
| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma | |
| In office January 11, 1915 – November 19, 1923 | |
| Governor | John C. Walton |
| Preceded by | J. J. McAlester |
| Succeeded by | William J. Holloway |
| 1st Oklahoma State Auditor | |
| In office November 16, 1907 – January 9, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | new office |
| Succeeded by | Fred Parkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1877 Robinson, Kansas |
| Died | July 26, 1951 (aged 74) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lula C. Strang Trapp |
| Profession | Teacher, politician |
Trapp served as the first state auditor and third lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. When Governor Jack Walton was impeached and removed from office, Trapp became the sixth governor of Oklahoma. As governor, he was responsible for the establishment of a state bureau of investigation, conservation programs, and his attempts to abolish the Ku Klux Klan. He began his political career serving as the county clerk of Logan County in Oklahoma Territory.
Trapp died in 1951 and is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City.