American patriarch of the Romney family (1871–1955)
Gaskell Romney
Romney in 1917
Born
(1871-09-22)September 22, 1871
Saint George, Utah Territory, U.S.
Died
March 7, 1955(1955-03-07) (aged 83)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation
Builder
Known for
Patriarch of the Romney family
Spouse
Anna Amelia Pratt
Children
7, including George
Parent
Miles Park Romney (father)
Gaskell Romney (September 22, 1871 – March 7, 1955) is regarded as a patriarch of the Romney family,[1] a U.S. political family. Romney was born in St. George, in what was then the Utah Territory, the son of Miles Park Romney[2][3][4][5] 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.[6] Eventually he was reimbursed by the Mexican government for some of his losses.[7] 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.[8]
^BURNETT, John (January 22, 2012), Mexican Cousins Keep Romney's Family Tree Rooted, NPR
^Kranish, Michael; Helman, Scott (2012), The Real Romney, HarperCollins, ISBN 9780062123299
^Romney, Thomas Cottam (1938). Mormon Colonies in Mexico. University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874808384. (Reprinted in 2005, ISBN 978-0-87480-838-4). publisher's page on the book
^Romney, Catharine Cottam (1992), Hansen, Jennifer Moulton (ed.), Letters of Catharine Cottam Romney, plural wife, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 9780252018688
^Romney, Mitt (2004), Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games, Regnery Publishing, ISBN 978-0-89526-084-0
^"Mitt Romney, campaigning for Latino vote in Florida, seldom mentions Mexican roots". Associated Press. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
^Gaskell Romney, Boston Globe, retrieved January 30, 2012
^"Polygamy Prominent in GOP Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney's Family Tree". Fox News. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
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