Daniel Gaskell

Daniel Gaskell (11 September 1782 – 20 December 1875)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician.

He was elected at the 1832 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly-enfranchised borough of Wakefield^[2] in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was re-elected in 1835,^[3] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1837 general election^[1] by the Conservative Party candidate William Lascelles.^[4]

There is a monument to him in the Unitarian Chapel on Westgate, in Wakefield.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
2. ^ London Gazette: no. 19010. p. 28. 4 January 1833. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 19234. p. 170. 30 January 1835. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
4. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 315. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
5. ^ "Westgate Unitarian Chapel". Treasures Revealed in West Yorkshire. http://www.treasuresrevealed.co.uk/discover-explore/wakefield/westgate-unitarian-chapel/. Retrieved 8 December 2010. 

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Daniel Gaskell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1832 – 1837	Succeeded by William Lascelles

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Name	Gaskell, Daniel
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Date of birth	11 September 1782
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Date of death	20 December 1875
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