Kansas Auditors
- Alphabetical listing of Auditors of State
- Chronological listing of Auditors of State
- Records of the Office of State Auditor
| Name | Term of Office |
|---|---|
Kansas Territory: Auditor |
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| John Donaldson | 30 Aug 1855 - 20 Feb 1857 |
| Hiram Jackson Strickler | 20 Feb 1857 - Feb 1861 |
State of Kansas: Auditor of State |
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| George Shaller Hillyer | 16 Feb 1861 - 28 July 1862 |
| David Long Lakin | 6 Aug 1862 - 12 Jan 1863 |
| Asa Hairgrove | 12 Jan 1863 - 9 Jan 1865 |
| John R. Swallow | 9 Jan 1865 - 11 Jan 1869 |
| Alois Thoman | 11 Jan 1869 - 13 Jan 1873 |
| Daniel Webster Wilder | 13 Jan 1873 - 30 Sept 1876 |
| Parkinson Isaiah Bonebrake | 2 Oct 1876 - 8 Jan 1883 |
| Edward P. McCabe | 8 Jan 1883 - 10 Jan 1887 |
| Timothy McCarthy | 10 Jan 1887 - 12 Jan 1891 |
| Charles Merrill Hovey | 12 Jan 1891 - 9 Jan 1893 |
| Van B. Prather | 9 Jan 1893 - 14 Jan 1895 |
| George Ezekiel Cole | 14 Jan 1895 - 11 Jan 1897 |
| William H. Morris | 11 Jan 1897 - 9 Jan 1899 |
| George Ezekiel Cole | 9 Jan 1899 - 12 Jan 1903 |
| Seth Grant Wells | 12 Jan 1903 - 14 Jan 1907 |
| James M. Nation | 14 Jan 1907 - 9 Jan 1911 |
| William E. Davis | 9 Jan 1911 - 8 Jan 1917 |
| Fred W. Knapp | 8 Jan 1917 - 10 Jan 1921 |
| N. A Turner | 10 Jan 1921 - 30 June 1925 |
| W. E. Davis | 1 July 1925 - 10 Jan 1927 |
| Will J. French | 10 Jan 1927 - 14 Jan 1935 |
| Ed. J. Powers | 14 Jan 1935 - 2 Nov 1935 |
| George Robb | 12 Nov 1935 - 9 Jan 1961 |
| Clay E. Hedrick | 9 Jan 1961 - 13 Jan 1975 |
| Office Abolished | |
Alphabetical listing of Kansas Auditors of State and Territorial Auditors
Parkinson Isaiah Bonebrake
Died 19 Mar 1920, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 2 Oct 1876 to 8 Jan 1883; appointed vice Wilder, 2 Oct 1876
Republican from Topeka
George Ezekiel Cole
Died 26 Apr 1910, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 14 Jan 1895 to 11 Jan 1897 and again 9 Jan 1899 to 12 Jan 1903
Republican from Girard
William E. Davis
Died 28 Aug 1954, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 9 Jan 1911 to 8 Jan 1917 and again 1 July 1925 to 10 Jan 1927 vice Turner
Republican from Dodge City
John Donaldson
Term of Office: Commissioned 6 Sept 1855 for the term beginning 30 Aug; served 30 Aug 1855 to 20 Feb 1857
Will J. French
Died 26 Feb 1957, St. John, Kan.
Term of Office: 10 Jan 1927 to 14 Jan 1935
Republican from St. John
Asa Hairgrove
Died 9 Nov 1881, Del Norte, Colo.
Term of Office: 12 Jan 1863 to 9 Jan 1865
Republican from Mound City
Clay E. Hedrick
Term of Office: 9 Jan 1961 to13 Jan 1975 Republican from Newton
George Shaller Hillyer
Died 13 May 1874, Valley Falls, Kan.
Term of Office: 16 Feb 1861 to 28 July 1862; removed from office
Republican from Grasshopper Falls
Charles Merrill Hovey
Term of Office: 12 Jan 1891 to 9 Jan 1893
Republican from Colby
Fred W. Knapp
Died 12 Aug 1965, Huntsville, Ala.
Term of Office: Jan 1917 to Jan 1921
Republican from Beloit
David Long Lakin
Died 8 Oct 1897, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 6 Aug 1862 to 12 Jan 1863; appointed vice Hillyer
From Grasshopper Falls
Edward P. McCabe
Died 13 Mar 1920, Chicago, Ill.
Term of Office: 8 Jan 1883 to 10 Jan 1887
Republican from Millbrook
Timothy McCarthy
Died 12 June 1900, Larned, Kan.
Term of Office: 10 Jan 1887 to 12 Jan 1891
Republican from Larned
William Henry Morris
Died 4 May 1925, Long Beach, Calif.
Term of Office: 11 Jan 1897 to 9 Jan 1899
Populist from Pittsburg
James M. Nation
Term of Office: 14 Jan 1907 to 9 Jan 1911
Republican from Erie
Ed J. Powers
Died 2 Nov 1935, Kansas City.
Term of Office: 14 Jan 1935 to 2 Nov 1935 (deceased)
Democrat from Salina
Van B. Prather
Died 12 Oct 1917, Kansas City.
Term of Office: 9 Jan 1893 to 14 Jan 1895
Populist from Columbus
George Robb
Died 14 May 1972, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 12 Nov 1935 - 9 Jan 1961; appointed vice Powers
Republican from Salina
Elected to twelve successive terms
Hiram Jackson Strickler
Term of Office: Territorial legislature confirmed appointment on 20 Feb 1857; served to Feb 1861.
John R. Swallow
Died 15 May 1881, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 9 Jan 1865 to 11 Jan 1869
Republican from Emporia
Alois Thoman
Died 20 Oct 1897, St. Louis, Mo.
Term of Office: 11 Jan 1869 to 13 Jan 1873
Republican from Lawrence
Norton A. Turner
Died 18 Aug 1935, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office: 10 Jan 1921 to 30 June 1925 (resigned)
Republican from Russell
Seth Grant Wells
Died 13 Sept 1934, Chanute, Kan.
Term of Office: 12 Jan 1903 to 14 Jan 1907
Republican from Erie
Daniel Webster Wilder
Died 15 July 1911, Hiawatha, Kan.
Term of Office: 13 Jan 1873 to 20 Sept 1876 (resigned)
Republican from Fort Scott
Papers of the Office of the State Auditor
The State Archives has the following record series from the office:
Territorial: Appointment book; record of appropriations; receipt books; bond and warrant stubs; daily record of disbursements; ledger; preemption record; public accounts papers; bonds and warrants; warrant register. (Use of some volumes continued after statehood.)
State: Correspondence; warrant registers; treasurers' receipts; minutes and various tax assessment records of the Board of Equalization and the Board of Railroad Assessors; state accountant and Department of Post-Audit reports; insurance company reports and correspondence; records of financial claims against the state; and material concerning the State Land Office, school lands, and the State Permanent School Fund.
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