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]
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]