Kansas State Auditors
The Kansas State Auditor was established during the territorial times and continued until 1975, when the office was abolished.
| Name | Term | Notes | |
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Kansas Territory: Auditor |
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| 1. | John Donaldson | August 30, 1855 - February 20, 1857 | Commissioned September 6, 1855 |
| 2. | Hiram Jackson Strickler | February 20, 1857 - February 1861 | Confirmed by territorial legislature |
State of Kansas: Auditor of State |
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| 1. | George Shaller Hillyer | February 16, 1861 - July 28, 1862 | Republican from Grasshopper Falls, removed from office, died May 13, 1874, Valley Falls |
| 2. | David Long Lakin | August 6, 1862 - January 12, 1863 | From Grasshopper Falls, appointed vice under Hillyer, died October 8, 1897, Topeka |
| 3. | Asa Hairgrove | January 12, 1863 - January 9, 1865 | Republican from Mound City, died November 9, 1881, Del Norte, Colorado |
| 4. | John R. Swallow | January 9, 1865 - January 11, 1869 | Republican from Emporia, died May 15, 1881, Topeka |
| 5. | Alois Thoman | January 11, 1869 - January 13, 1873 | Republican from Lawrence, died October 20, 1897, St. Louis, Missouri |
| 6. | Daniel Webster Wilder | January 13, 1873 - September 30, 1876 | Republican from Fort Scott, resigned, died July 15, 1911, Hiawatha |
| 7. | Parkinson Isaiah Bonebrake | October 2, 1876 - January 8, 1883 | Republican from Topeka, appointed vice under Wilder, died March 19, 1920, Topeka |
| 8. | Edward P. McCabe | January 8, 1883 - January 10, 1887 | Republican from Millbrook, died March 13, 1920, Chicago, Illinois |
| 9. | Timothy McCarthy | January 10, 1887 - January 12, 1891 |
Died 12 June 1900, Larned, Kan. Term of Office: 10 Jan 1887 to 12 Jan 1891 Republican from Larned |
| 10. | Charles Merrill Hovey | January 12, 1891 - January 9, 1893 |
Term of Office: 12 Jan 1891 to 9 Jan 1893 Republican from Colby |
| 11. | Van B. Prather | January 9, 1893 - January 14, 1895 |
Died 12 Oct 1917, Kansas City. Term of Office: 9 Jan 1893 to 14 Jan 1895 Populist from Columbus |
| 12. | George Ezekiel Cole | January 14, 1895 - January 11, 1897 |
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 |
| 13. | William H. Morris | January 11, 1897 - January 9, 1899 |
Died 4 May 1925, Long Beach, Calif. Term of Office: 11 Jan 1897 to 9 Jan 1899 Populist from Pittsburg |
| 14. | George Ezekiel Cole | January 9, 1899 - January 12, 1903 |
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 |
| 15. | Seth Grant Wells | January 12, 1903 - January 14, 1907 |
Died 13 Sept 1934, Chanute, Kan. Term of Office: 12 Jan 1903 to 14 Jan 1907 Republican from Erie |
| 16. | James M. Nation | January 14, 1907 - January 9, 1911 |
Term of Office: 14 Jan 1907 to 9 Jan 1911 Republican from Erie |
| 17. | William E. Davis | January 9, 1911 - January 8, 1917 | Republican from Dodge City, appointed vice under Turner, served two separate terms, died August 28, 1954, Topeka |
| 18. | Fred W. Knapp | January 8, 1917 - January 10, 1921 |
Died 12 Aug 1965, Huntsville, Ala. Term of Office: Jan 1917 to Jan 1921 Republican from Beloit |
| 19. | N. A Turner | January 10, 1921 - June 30, 1925 |
Died 18 Aug 1935, Topeka, Kan. Term of Office: 10 Jan 1921 to 30 June 1925 (resigned) Republican from Russell |
| 20. | W. E. Davis | July 1, 1925 - January 10, 1927 | Republican from Dodge City, appointed vice under Turner, served two separate terms, died August 28, 1954, Topeka |
| 21. | Will J. French | January 10, 1927 - January 14, 1935 | Republican from St. John, died February 26, 1957, St. John |
| 22. | Ed. J. Powers | January 14, 1935 - November 2, 1935 | Democrat from Salina, died November 2, 1935, Kansas City |
| 23. | George Robb | November 2, 1935 - January 9, 1961 | Republican from Salina, appointed vice under Powers, selected to 12 successive terms, died May 14, 1972, Topeka |
| 24. | Clay E. Hedrick | January 9, 1961 - January 13, 1975 | Republican from Newton |
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Entry: Kansas State Auditors
Author: Kansas Historical Society
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Date Modified: June 2019
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