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Succeeded by
  
John Z. Goodrich

Name
  
Eliphalet Trask

Preceded by
  
Philos B. Tyler

Role
  
Politician


Succeeded by
  
Ansel Phelps, Jr.

Died
  
December 9, 1890

Preceded by
  
None, new position

Spouse
  
Ruby Squier

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Governor
  
Nathaniel Prentice Banks

Preceded by
  
Henry Wetherby Benchley

Political party
  
Whig Party, Know Nothing, Republican Party

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.

Mayor of Springfield

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

References

Eliphalet Trask Wikipedia