Frank+Lucas


 * Frank Lucas **


 * Republican • Buffalo, Cheyenne **
 * House of Representatives 1915-1918 **
 * Senate 1919-1922**
 * Secretary of State 1923-1927 **
 * Acting Governor 1924-1925 **

Frank Lucas was born in Grant City, Missouri in 1876, was raised in Iowa, and was publisher of several Iowa newspapers. In 1899 he moved to Buffalo, Wyoming in 1899 where he published //The Buffalo Bulletin//. He served in the House from 1915 to 1918 and the Senate from 1919-1922. He was elected secretary of state in 1922. Following the death of Governor William Ross, Lucas became acting governor from 1924 to 1925. In 1927, Lucas returned to Buffalo and continued publishing //The Buffalo Bulletin//. He died in Buffalo on November 26, 1948.

He married Ina B. Craven in Lynnville, Iowa in 1896. They had three children.


 * [[file:Gov Lucas inaugural speech 1924 Wyo. Tribune Oct. 60000.pdf|Inaugural Proclaimation 1924]]**

The [|Frank E. Lucas Collection]
The records of Governor Lucas' term in office include:
 * __Administrative Records__
 * Correspondence
 * General Correspondence
 * Wyoming State Correspondence
 * U.S. Departmental Correspondence
 * __Financial Records__
 * Budget Estimates
 * Budget Surveys
 * Expense Register
 * __Requisitions and Extraditions__