Background
Gaston, Athelston was born on April 24, 1838 in Castile, New York, United States.
United States representative politician
Gaston, Athelston was born on April 24, 1838 in Castile, New York, United States.
He was engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1873, when he became a dealer in and manufacturer of lumber. He served as mayor of Meadville, Pennsylvania, from 1891 to 1895. Gaston was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1900.
He resumed the lumber business. Gaston was killed while on a hunting trip along Lake Edward in northern Quebec, Canada, in 1907.
There was no ceremony. Interment in Greendale Cemetery in Meadville, Pennsylvania.