Mr. Nelson B. Gaskill, formerly Assistant Attorney-General of New
Jersey, and now a member of the Federal Trade Commission, has been
elected chairman of that body. He is the second Jerseyman to enjoy that
honor, the late J. Franklin Fort, former Governor, having been chairman
several years ago.
Mr. Gaskill is a son of former Judge Joseph H. Gaskill of Burlington
County, was for many years connected with the New Jersey National Guard
and during the late War held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Judge
Advocate-General's Department. He was appointed to the Federal Trade
Commission by the then President Wilson.