Nelson B. Gaskill

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Nelson Burr Gaskill (September 1875 – October 6, 1964) was an American attorney and government official who chaired the Federal Trade Commission from December 1, 1921, to November 30, 1922, under President Warren G. Harding. He followed Samuel Huston Thompson as chair and was succeeded by Victor Murdock. Wilson appointed him to the FTC in 1919 to fill a seat vacated by John Franklin Fort; Coolidge reappointed him to the FTC in 1924.

Gaskill was born in New Jersey, the son of judge Joseph H. Gaskill. He attended Princeton University, graduating in 1896, where he won a senior oratory prize, and earned a law degree from Harvard Law School. He joined the New Jersey National Guard, becoming captain of his company in 1902, and later rose to colonel; he also served as Assistant Attorney General for New Jersey and fought in World War I. He died at the age of 89.