Mark Trafton

Mark Trafton, 1892

Mark Trafton (born August 1, 1810 in Bangor , Massachusetts , †  March 8, 1901 in West Somerville , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1857 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now Maine , Mark Trafton first attended preparatory schools. After studying theology and being ordained a minister, he began to work as a pastor in Westfield . Politically, he was an opponent of slavery . In the 1850s, he joined the short-lived American Party . In the congressional elections of 1854 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eleventh constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded John Z. Goodrich on March 4, 1855 . Since he was not confirmed in 1856, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1857 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Mark Trafton served as a pastor in Mount Wollaston , Norfolk County . He died on March 8, 1901 in West Somerville and was buried in Springfield .

Web links

• Mark Trafton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Mark Trafton in the database of Find a Grave (English)