Hon. Charles Nelson SKINNER

1833 - 1910  (77 years)

• Name	Charles Nelson SKINNER
  Prefix	Hon.
  Birth	12 Mar 1833	Saint John, New Brunswick   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick   [2]
  Death	22 Sep 1910	Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick   [3]
  Burial	Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick   [4]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 7 sisters
  + 1. Hon. Charles Nelson SKINNER,   b. 12 Mar 1833, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 22 Sep 1910, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 77 years) + 2. Sarah Ann SKINNER,   b. 1835, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 9 Mar 1910, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 75 years)   3. Elizabeth Golding SKINNER,   b. 1836, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 3 May 1894, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 58 years)   4. Mary Manning SKINNER,   b. 8 Nov 1838, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 20 Feb 1915, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 76 years)   5. William Henry SKINNER,   b. 1840, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 18 Jun 1874, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 34 years) + 6. Rebecca SKINNER,   b. 9 Jul 1841, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 12 Oct 1917, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 76 years) + 7. Judge Robert Chipman SKINNER,   b. 6 Dec 1843, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 28 May 1892, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick  (Age 48 years) + 8. Alfred Osborne SKINNER,   b. 16 Oct 1846, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 31 May 1927, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 80 years) + 9. Matilda Eliza SKINNER,   b. Oct 1847, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 15 Dec 1907, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 60 years)   10. Frederick Smith SKINNER,   b. 5 Oct 1849, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 7 Jul 1921, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 71 years)   11. Emma Sophia SKINNER,   b. 23 Oct 1852, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 29 Oct 1914, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 62 years)   12. Isabella Jane SKINNER,   b. 23 Dec 1855, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 21 Sep 1932, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 76 years)   13. Samuel Leverett SKINNER,   b. 1856, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 5 Apr 1901, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick  (Age 45 years)
  Person ID	I8309	bmds
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel SKINNER,   b. 16 Mar 1802, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 21 Jan 1888, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Phebe Sherwood GOLDING,   b. Abt 1814, Wickham, Queens, New Brunswick d. 21 Nov 1863, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F2555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Jane McLOUGHLIN,   b. 1837, New Brunswick d. 24 Jan 1915 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1865	Saint John, New Brunswick
  Age at Marriage	Charles : 31 years old | Eliza : ~ 28 years old.
  Children	5 sons and 3 daughters
  	1. Annie Jones SKINNER,   b. Abt 1866, New Brunswick d. 25 Aug 1884, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 18 years) + 2. Dr. Stewart Sherwood SKINNER,   b. 17 Jan 1868, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 19 Apr 1945, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 77 years) + 3. Charles St. Clair SKINNER,   b. 17 Jan 1868, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 16 Apr 1915, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 47 years)   4. Sherwood Arthur Manning SKINNER,   b. 3 Feb 1870, New Brunswick d. 17 Mar 1949, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 79 years)   5. Grace Beatrice SKINNER,   b. 21 Nov 1872, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 21 Nov 1944, Saint John, New Brunswick (Age 72 years)   6. Harold A. W. SKINNER,   b. 30 Sep 1877, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 26 Oct 1915, Massachusetts (Age 38 years)   7. Waldo Whittier SKINNER,   b. 31 Jul 1878, New Brunswick d. 13 Nov 1943 (Age 65 years) + 8. Gertrude Enid Marie SKINNER,   b. 18 Jun 1879, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 19 Sep 1970, Saint Lamberts, Quebec (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F3298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Mar 1833 - Saint John, New Brunswick Marriage - 12 Jan 1865 - Saint John, New Brunswick Census - 1901 - Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick Death - 22 Sep 1910 - Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick Burial - - Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick
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• Notes

  The Biographical Review noted above says this about Hon. Charles N. Skinner: “[…] ex-judge of probate for the county of St. John, N.B. and in 1900, Recorder for the city of St. John. Born in St. John, 12 March 1833, son of Samuel Skinner, whose father came from New England to the province just before the Revolutionary war. Samuel Skinner was born in N.S. and during his active life was a leading builder and contractor of St. John. He married Phebe Sherwood, daughter of Robert Golding and grand-daughter of Captain Golding, a Loyalist who commanded a company of dragoons through the Revolution, and afterward emigrated with his family to the Maritime Provinces.  Charles N. Skinner received his elementary education in the schools in St. John, and after studying law with Charles W. Stockton, was admitted an attorney in 1858, and in 1860 was called to the bar. He began the practice of his profession in the city of his birth, where he had since won a reputation as a keen, clear-headed lawyer, prudent in counsel and devoted to the interests of his clients. For nearly twoscore years, Mr. Skinner has been active in politics, and from 1861 to 1868 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly. In August, 1867, he was appointed Solicitor General, an office which he ably filled until March 1868, when he was made Judge of Probate for St. John County. During the same year, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel by the provincial government, and in 1883, was thus honored by the Dominion government. In 1887, Mr.Skinner, who had previously resigned his position as Judge of Probate, was elected to the Dominion Parliament, in which he served until 1892. He subsequently resumed his position as Judge of Probate, having been reappointed in June 1892, and served until January 1894, when he resigned to accept his present office of City Recorder. For several years he was a member of the St. John Council, and while occupying that position took advantage of every opportunity to advance the welfare of the city and the interests of its citizens.  Fraternally, Mr. Skinner is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, and he is a member of the Union Club of St. John. In his religious belief he is a Baptist, and contributes generously toward the support of that denomination. In June 1896, he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law from King’s College, Windsor, N.S.”

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] 1881 Canadian Census. Charles N. Skinner - Census Place: Prince Ward, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick [S47] 1901 Canadian Census, (website). Household [S50] New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Vital Statistics, (website). Certificate of death. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 214081969.