Sylvanus Trask

Sylvanus Trask (1811–1897) was an American schoolteacher and politician who served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives from 1849 to 1852.

Sylvanus Trask
Member of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives
In office September 3, 1849 – January 6, 1852
Personal details
Born	1811 (1811) Otsego County, New York
Died	1897 (aged 85–86) Stillwater, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Schoolteacher

Biography

Trask was born in Otsego County, New York, in 1811. He arrived in Stillwater, Minnesota, in 1848 and served as a schoolteacher.^[1] He served in the Territorial House for the first two sessions as member of the Democratic Party.^[2] On January 20, 1852, he was appointed as the secretary of the 3rd Minnesota Territorial Legislature.^[3] Following his political career, he was a surveyor in the lumber industry. He died in Stillwater in April 1897.^[1]