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