Frank Frantz
| Frank Frantz | |
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| 7th Governor of Oklahoma Territory | |
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In office January 5, 1906 – November 16, 1907 |
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| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Thompson Benton Ferguson |
| Succeeded by |
Charles N. Haskell as state Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 7, 1872 Roanoke, Illinois |
| Died | March 9, 1941 (aged 68) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Resting place | Memorial Park Cemetery 36°05′10″N 95°52′54.8″W / 36.08611°N 95.881889°W |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Matilda Evans Frantz |
| Profession | Rough Rider, Statesman |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | May–December, 1898 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Commands | Cuba |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Frank Frantz (May 7, 1872 – March 9, 1941) was an American Rough Rider and politician who served as the seventh and final Governor of Oklahoma Territory (1906–07). Frantz ran on the Republican ticket to serve as the first Governor of the State of Oklahoma, but lost the election to Democrat Charles N. Haskell.
On May 7, 1872, Frank Frantz was born in Roanoke, Illinois, the son of Henry J. and Maria Frantz. Frantz would be educated in Illinois's public schools and would spend two years attending Eureka College. Following the opening of the Cherokee Strip on September 16, 1893, Frantz and his brothers moved to Medford in Oklahoma Territory.
Frantz would later work in California and Arizona Territory for an oil company. In 1898, while in Prescott, the capital of Arizona Territory, the Spanish–American War broke out. On May 1, 1898, at the age of 26, Frantz enlisted in the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, which the American press called the Rough Riders. Upon joining the Rough Riders, Frantz returned to Indian Territory and met the regiment's charismatic second-in-command, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
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