Nelson B. Gaskill Explained

Nelson Burr Gaskill (September 1875 – October 6, 1964) was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission from December 1, 1921, to November 30, 1922.^[1]

The son of New Jersey judge Joseph H. Gaskill,^[2] Gaskill received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1896,^[3] ^[4] where he won a senior prize for oratory,^[5] followed by a law degree from Harvard Law School. He joined the New Jersey National Guard, where he was elected captain of his company in 1902,^[6] and served as Assistant Attorney General for New Jersey.^[3] ^[4] He eventually attained the rank of colonel in the New Jersey National Guard,^[7] ^[4] and was active during World War I.^[8]

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Gaskill to a seat on the Federal Trade Commission vacated by the retirement of John Franklin Fort, due to illness.^[9] ^[8] Gaskill was reappointed to the FTC by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924.^[10]

Gaskill died at the age of 89.^[4]

Notes and References

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/attachments/commissioners/commissioner_chart_november_2018_0.pdf List of Commissioners, Chairwomen, and Chairmen of the Federal Trade Commission: 1915-2018 (as of November 2018)
"Joseph H. Gaskill Dead at 85 Years", The Bridgewater Courier-News (November 26, 1935), p. 3.
William E. Kovacic & Marc Winerman, "Outpost Years for a Start-Up Agency: The FTC from 1921-1925", 172 Antitrust L.J. 145, 174 (2010).
"Col. Nelson Gaskill", The Washington Post (October 9, 1964), p. C7.
"Mentioned in Mount Holly", The Philadelphia Inquirer (March 29, 1896), p. 35.
"The New Jersey Guard", The Philadelphia Inquirer (February 16, 1902), p. 35.
"Hopewell Business Men Assist In Y.M.C.A. Campaign", The Hopewell Herald (November 7, 1917), p. 1.
"Former New Jersey Official Named as Trade Board Member", Los Angeles Evening Express (February 13, 1920), p. 20.
"Selected For Cabinet", The Washington Post (December 3, 1919), p. 2.
"Official Re-appointed", Iowa City Press-Citizen (October 4, 1924), p. 1.