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 The American Party, known as the Native American Party before 1855 and colloquially referred to as the Know Nothings, or the Know Nothing Party, was an Old Stock Americans, Old Stock Nativism in United States politics, nativist political movem ...

party ticket.

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''New York Times'' obituary
1806 births 1890 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Massachusetts Massachusetts Republicans Massachusetts Whigs 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