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 A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

for the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

from 1858 to 1861. In 1855 Trask was elected the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, on the

Know Nothing The Know Nothing party was a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s. The party was officially known as the "Native American Party" prior to 1855 and thereafter, it was simply known as the "American Party". ...

party ticket.

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''New York Times'' obituary
1806 births 1890 deaths Massachusetts Republicans Massachusetts Whigs 19th-century American politicians Mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts City Council members Massachusetts Know Nothings {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub