Romney was born in Saint George, in what was then the Utah Territory, the son of Miles Park Romney 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 families lost their holdings in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution and in 1912 moved back to the United States. Eventually he was reimbursed by the Mexican government for some of his losses. 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.
A number of "s descendants have become prominent in United States. politics. The clan is also linked by marriage to the Smith Family, the Matheson Family, and the Huntsman family.
The Pratt family dates back to the 17th century in Connecticut, originating with William Pratt who served as a representative to the colonial legislature of the state for 23 terms. Miles, patriarch of the family, immigrated to the United States from Dalton-in-Furness, England, in the 1840s.
Aside from politics and government, their legacy extends into other professions.
