Mark Trafton
Mark Trafton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
Preceded by | John Z. Goodrich |
Succeeded by | Henry L. Dawes |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Bangor, Massachusetts (now Maine)[1] | August 1, 1810
Died | March 8, 1901[2] West Somerville, Massachusetts[3] | (aged 90)
Resting place | Peabody Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts |
Political party | American Party |
Spouse | Eliza Young[1] |
Children |
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Occupation | Shoemaker Methodist Episcopal pastor |
Mark Trafton (August 1, 1810 – March 8, 1901) was a
Family history
Trafton's mother Margaret Dennett,[1] was the daughter of Jacob Dennett, one of Bangor, Maine's original settlers.[6]
Early life
Trafton was born in Bangor (then in Massachusetts' District of Maine) to Theodore[1][5] and Margaret (Dennett) Trafton.[1] When he was fifteen years old he was apprenticed to a Mr. Weed, a shoemaker[1][5] of Bangor, Maine.[5]
Education
Trafton studied at Kent's Hill Seminary, and was ordained pastor of the
Family life
In 1836[1] Trafton married Eliza Young of East Pittston, Maine.[1] The Traftons had six children including sons John and James Trafton,[1] and daughter, writer Adeline Trafton.[1][4] Eliza Trafton died in 1882.[1]
Member of Congress
Trafton was elected as the candidate of the American Party (aka the
Career as a Clergyman
Trafton served as the pastor of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in
Death and burial
Trafton died in West Somerville, Massachusetts, March 8, 1901. He was interred in Peabody Cemetery, in Springfield.
References
- United States Congress. "Mark Trafton (id: T000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Notes
- ^ Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Evening Transcript, p. 6
- ^ New York, New York
- ^ The Lewiston Daily Sun (March 9, 1901), Reverend Mark Trafton., Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston Daily Sun, p. 3
- ^ Chicago, Illinois: A N Marquis, p. 853
- ^ a b c d George Bancroft Griffith, ed. (1888), The Poets of Maine: A Collection of Specimen Poems from over Four Hundred Verse-Makers of the Pine-Tree State: With Biographical Sketches, Portland, Maine: Elwell, Pickard & company, p. 143
- ^ James Vickery, ed., The Journals of John Edwards Godfrey, ft. p. 279
- ^ See Adams-Pickering Block
- ^ Centennial Celebration of Bangor (Me.) (1869), p. 90
External links
- Works by or about Mark Trafton at Internet Archive
- Mark Trafton entry at The Political Graveyard
- Mark Trafton at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress