Eliphalet Trask
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Eliphalet Trask | |
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| 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1858[1]–1861[1] | |
| Governor | Nathaniel Prentice Banks[1] |
| Preceded by | Henry Wetherby Benchley |
| Succeeded by | John Z. Goodrich |
| 3rd Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1855–1855 | |
| Preceded by | Philos B. Tyler |
| Succeeded by | Ansel Phelps Jr. |
| Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1] Ward Two[2] | |
| In office 1852[2]–1854[2] | |
| Preceded by | None, new position |
| Succeeded by | W. C. Sturtevant[3] |
| Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1806 |
| Died | December 9, 1890 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Whig,[1] Know Nothing,[4] Republican |
| Spouse | Ruby Squier[1] |
Eliphalet Trask (January 8, 1806 – December 9, 1890) was an American politician who served as the third mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts,[3] and as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts[1] from 1858 to 1861. In 1855 Trask was elected the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, on the Know Nothing party ticket.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 354
- ^ a b c City of Springfield P. (1913), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield for 1913, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, p. 1173
- ^ a b City of Springfield P. (1913), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield for 1913, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, p. 1174
- ^ a b Green, Mason Arnold (1888), Springfield, 1636-1886: History of Town and City : Including an Account of the Quarter-Millennial Celebration at Springfield, Mass., May 25 and 26, 1886, Springfield, Massachusetts: C.A. Nichols & Company, p. 491
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