Mark Trafton

Mark Trafton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byJohn Z. Goodrich
Succeeded byHenry L. Dawes
Personal details
Born(1810-08-01)August 1, 1810[1]
Bangor, Massachusetts (now Maine)[1]
DiedMarch 8, 1901(1901-03-08) (aged 90)[2]
West Somerville, Massachusetts[3]
Resting placePeabody Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
Political partyAmerican Party
SpouseEliza Young[1]
Children
OccupationShoemaker[1][5]
ProfessionMethodist Episcopal pastor

Mark Trafton (August 1, 1810 – March 8, 1901) was a Methodist Episcopal minister who, as a member of the American Party served one term as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Boston Evening Transcript (March 9, 1901), Rev. Mark Trafton., Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Evening Transcript, p. 6
  2. ^ Special to The New York Times (March 9, 1901), "DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; The Rev. Mark Trafton.", The New York Times, New York, New York
  3. ^ The Lewiston Daily Sun (March 9, 1901), Reverend Mark Trafton., Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston Daily Sun, p. 3
  4. ^ John William Leonard, ed. (1903), Who's Who in America, 1903-1905, Chicago, Illinois: A N Marquis, p. 853
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference PoetsofMainep143 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).