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Eliphalet Trask

Eliphalet Trask
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23rd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
1858 – 1861
Governor Nathaniel Prentice Banks
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
Ward Two
In office
1852 – 1854
Preceded by None, new position
Succeeded by W. C. Sturtevant
Member of the Springfield, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Personal details
Born (1806-01-08)January 8, 1806
Died December 9, 1890(1890-12-09) (aged 84)
Political party Whig,Know Nothing,Republican
Spouse(s) Ruby Squier
Religion Universalist

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 for the Commonwealth 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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