Gaskell Romney
Deceased Person
1871 – 1955
Who was Gaskell Romney?
Gaskell Samuel Romney is regarded as a father of the Romneys, a U.S. political family. Romney was born in St. George, Utah, the son of Miles Park Romney and Hannah Hood Hill.
Gaskell Romney moved to Mexico when his father helped to found the Mormon colony in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1885. The Romney families lost their holdings in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution and in 1912 Romney moved back to the United States. Eventually he was reimbursed by the Mexican government for some of his losses. He married in 1895 to Anna Amelia Pratt. Romney was the father of six sons and one daughter: Maurice, Douglas, Miles, George W. Romney, Lawrence, Charles and Meryl. Gaskell himself was a candidate for County Commissioner 1931 as a Republican. He died in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 7, 1955 and is buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in the city.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1871
St. George - Also known as
- Gaskell Samuel Romney
- Children
- Died
- Mar 7, 1955
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on July 23, 2013
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