Eliphalet Trask

Eliphalet Trask
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	(1806-01-08)January 8, 1806
Died	December 9, 1890(1890-12-09) (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

1. Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 354
2. City of Springfield P. (1913), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield for 1913, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, p. 1173
3. City of Springfield P. (1913), Municipal Register of the City of Springfield for 1913, Springfield, Massachusetts: City of Springfield, p. 1174
4. 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

External links

• New York Times obituary

Political offices
Preceded by Henry W. Benchley	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1858–1861	Succeeded by John Z. Goodrich
Preceded by Philos B. Tyler	3rd Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts 1855–1855	Succeeded by Ansel Phelps Jr.