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Gaskell Romney (September 22, 1871 – March 7, 1955) is regarded as a patriarch of the Romney family, a U.S. political family. Romney was born in St. George, in what was then the Utah Territory, the son of Miles Park Romney and Hannah Hood Hill.
George W. Romney's father was Gaskell Romney (1871–1955), and his mother was Anna Amelia Pratt (1876–1926). Anna's grandfather was the renowned early Latter-day Saint apostle Parley Parker Pratt.
Gaskell Romney was a successful carpenter, house builder, and farmer who headed the most prosperous family in the colony, which was situated in an agricultural valley below the Sierra Madre Occidental.
Jan 22, 2012 · Miles Park Romney begat Gaskell Romney, who begat George Romney. George — who was never a Mexican citizen — was 5 years old when the family left Mexico.
Sep 19, 2012 · It was there that Mitt Romney's grandfather Gaskell and father, George, were born into an increasingly prosperous family and Mormon community. But in 1912, George, then 5, and his family fled,...
Jul 23, 2011 · Miles Park Romney and his family, including Mitt’s grandfather Gaskell, lived out of wagon boxes and helped chisel irrigation canals along the sides of the valley to plant apple orchards, which...
Apr 26, 2012 · Over time, though, Mitt's grandfather, Gaskell Romney, became prosperous, building some of the finest homes in Salt Lake City, according to the Globe book, but along with many other Americans suffered financial setbacks during the Great Depression.
