Researching Alan Trask
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 334 people with the Trask surname? In that year Trask was ranked number 3245 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alan means "Handsome, cheerful" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Alan Trask on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alan Trask and the Trask Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 364 people with the Trask surname in the UK? Trask is now ranked number 3698 for popularity in the UK. |
Trask Family Tree Databases
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Trask Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Trask surname in the USA? Trask is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Alan Trask
William Alan Trask (June 26, 1933 – January 9, 2019) was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Trask was born in Bartow, Florida. He attended the University of Florida and Florida Southern College. He was elected to the State Senate for the 27th district in 1968 and served until 1971. He was redistricted to the 13th district in 1973, and served until 1982. He was a former president pro tempore of the senate and was a member of the Democratic Party.
In 1981, he and Florida Representative Tom Bush successfully attached an amendment to the state budget that would deny funding to any state university that advocated sexual activity between unmarried adults. Within months, Florida's Supreme Court unanimously ruled the provision an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.Shortly thereafter, several ethics allegations were made against Senator Trask, and he resigned from office in July 1982. He later switched to the Republican Party. Trask died on January 9, 2019.
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