Harry Skinner (politician)

Harry Skinner (May 25, 1855 – May 19, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1895 to 1899’

Harry Skinner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from 's North Carolina's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byWilliam A.B. Branch
Succeeded byJohn H. Small
Personal details
Born(1855-05-25)May 25, 1855
Perquimans County, North Carolina
DiedMay 19, 1929(1929-05-19) (aged 73)
Greenville, North Carolina
Resting placeCherry Hill Cemetery
Political party
Spouses
Lottie Montiero
​
(m. 1878)​
    Ella Montiero
    ​
    (m. 1895)​
    RelativesThomas Gregory Skinner (brother)
    Education
    OccupationLawyer, politician
    Signature

    He was the brother of U.S. Representative Thomas Gregory Skinner.

    Early life and education

    Skinner was born in Perquimans County, North Carolina, near Hertford, on May 25, 1855. He was a member of a wealthy political family; his father, James C. Skinner, was a state senator and clerk of the county court, and his grandfather, also named Harry Skinner, had served in both houses of the North Carolina legislature.[1]

    He attended Hertford Academy and was graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law at Lexington. He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Greenville, North Carolina.

    Political career

    He served on the town council in 1878 before joining Governor Jarvis' staff and serving as aide-de-camp (1879–1886). He chaired the Democratic executive committees of the First Congressional District (1880–1890) and of Pitt County (1880–1892). In 1891 and 1892 he was a member of the State house of representatives. He chaired the Populist executive committee of Pitt County (1892–1896).

    He was a member of the State central committee (1892–1896) and a trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1890–1896).

    Family

    He married Lottie Montiero on June 5, 1878, and they had six children. He remarried to Ella Montiero on October 26, 1895, and they had one child.[2]

    Congress

    Skinner was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899), but in 1898 was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the Fifty-sixth Congress.

    Later career and death

    He served as United States attorney for the eastern district of North Carolina (1902–1910), after which he resumed the practice of law in Greenville, where he died on May 19, 1929.

    He was interred in Cherry Hill Cemetery.[2]

    References
    1. Cyclopedia of Eminent and Representative Men of the Carolinas of the Nineteenth Century. Vol. II. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. 1892. p. 132. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
    2. "Colonel Skinner Dies Age of 74". The News & Observer. Greenville. May 20, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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