Eliphalet Trask Explained

Eliphalet Trask
Order:23rd
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Term Start:1858
Term End:1861
Governor:Nathaniel Prentice Banks
Predecessor:Henry Wetherby Benchley
Successor:John Z. Goodrich
Office2:3rd Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
Term Start2:1855
Term End2:1855
Predecessor2:Philos B. Tyler
Successor2:Ansel Phelps Jr.
Office3:Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Ward Two
Term Start3:1852
Term End3:1854
Predecessor3:None, new position
Successor3:W. C. Sturtevant
Office4:Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Birth Date:8 January 1806
Party:Whig, Know Nothing, Republican
Spouse:Ruby Squier

Eliphalet Trask (January 8, 1806 – December 9, 1890) was an American politician who served as the third mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, and as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1861. In 1855 Trask was elected the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, on the Know Nothing party ticket.

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