Eliphalet Trask

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Eliphalet Trask
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23rd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
1858[1]–1861[1]
GovernorNathaniel Prentice Banks[1]
Preceded byHenry Wetherby Benchley
Succeeded byJohn Z. Goodrich
3rd Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
In office
1855–1855
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
Ward Two[2]
In office
1852[2]–1854[2]
Preceded byNone, new position
Succeeded by[3]
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[1]
Personal details
Born(1806-01-08)January 8, 1806
DiedDecember 9, 1890(1890-12-09) (aged 84)
Political partyWhig,[1] Know Nothing,[4] Republican
Spouse(s)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[1] for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1861.

Mayor of Springfield[]

In 1855 Trask was elected the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, on the Know Nothing party ticket.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c City of Springfield P. (1913), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield for 1913, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, p. 1173
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b City of Springfield P. (1913), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield for 1913, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, p. 1174
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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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Political offices
Preceded by
Henry W. Benchley
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1858–1861
Succeeded by
John Z. Goodrich
Preceded by
3rd Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
1855–1855
Succeeded by


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