Martin E. Trapp

Martin Edwin Trapp (April 18, 1877 – July 26, 1951) was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Auditor under Governor Charles N. Haskell. Later, Trapp served as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1915 to 1923. When Governor John C. Walton was removed from office, Trapp succeeded Walton as the sixth Governor of Oklahoma. Martin Edwin Trapp was born in Robinson, Kansas on April 18, 1877. Martin would spend the first twe... more

Martin Edwin Trapp (April 18, 1877 – July 26, 1951) was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Auditor under Governor Charles N. Haskell. Later, Trapp served as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1915 to 1923. When Governor John C. Walton was removed from office, Trapp succeeded Walton as the sixth Governor of Oklahoma. Martin Edwin Trapp was born in Robinson, Kansas on April 18, 1877. Martin would spend the first twelve years of his life in Kansas until 1889. Following the Land Run of 1889, Trapp’s father moved his entire family to Logan County to a claim just seven miles west of Guthrie. Trapp would not attend public school as Oklahoma Territory possessed none. Instead, he was educated almost entirely by association and study with a neighbor named Mr. McDaniel. Trapp would work hard to gain his education, working at local newspaper while doing so. In pursuit of his education, Trapp would, at age 21, become a certified teacher. Trapp would even serve some... less