Joseph C. McClelland

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Joseph C. McClelland
3rd Oklahoma State Auditor
In office
February 12, 1913 – January 1915
Appointed byLee Cruce
Preceded byLeo Meyer
Succeeded byEverette B. Howard
Personal details
Born
Missouri, United States

Joseph C. McClelland was an American politician who served as the 3rd Oklahoma State Auditor. He was appointed by Governor Lee Cruce.

Biography

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Joseph C. McClelland was born in Missouri before his family moved to Colorado for his childhood. He later moved to Kansas before settling in Oklahoma Territory in 1893 where he homesteaded in Grant County. Around 1908, he moved to Oklahoma City and worked as a banker.[1]

He was appointed to succeed Leo Meyer as Oklahoma State Auditor by Governor Lee Cruce after Meyer's resignation in 1913.[1] He was appointed on February 12, 1913, and was succeed in office by Everette B. Howard.[2] In 1914, he ran for Oklahoma State Treasurer in the Democratic Party's primary, but lost to William Lee Alexander.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meyer Resigns As State Auditor McClelland Succeeds". Cherokee Messenger. February 13, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "1914-1916 Elections Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 February 2024.