Skinner was again elected to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891) but in 1890 declined to be a candidate for renomination to the Fifty-second Congress, and resumed the practice of law in Hertford. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892 and 1904, and as a member of the North Carolina State Senate in 1899 and 1900. He died in Baltimore, Maryland on December 22, 1907, and was interred in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Hertford, North Carolina.
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^"Thomas Gregory Skinner". Find A Grave. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^Renegar, Douglas. "Skinner, Thomas Gregory". NCpedia. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
thomas, gregory, skinner, january, 1842, december, 1907, representative, from, north, carolina, brother, harry, skinner, library, congressmember, house, representatives, from, north, carolina, districtin, office, november, 1883, march, 1887preceded, bywalter, . Thomas Gregory Skinner January 22 1842 December 22 1907 was a U S Representative from North Carolina brother of Harry Skinner Thomas Gregory SkinnerLibrary of CongressMember of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 1st districtIn office November 20 1883 March 3 1887Preceded byWalter F PoolSucceeded byLouis C LathamIn office March 4 1889 March 3 1891Preceded byLouis C LathamSucceeded byWilliam A B BranchPersonal detailsBorn 1842 01 22 January 22 1842Hertford North CarolinaDiedDecember 22 1907 1907 12 22 aged 65 Baltimore MarylandResting placeHoly Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery 1 Hertford North CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticMilitary serviceAllegiance Confederate States of AmericaBranch service Confederate States ArmyRankSergeant 2 UnitOrange Light Infantry1st North Carolina VolunteersBattles warsAmerican Civil WarLife and career editBorn near Hertford North Carolina Skinner attended private schools Friends Academy Belvidere North Carolina Horners Military School Oxford North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill He entered the Confederate States Army in May 1861 and served with the First Regiment North Carolina Volunteers until the close of the Civil War attaining the rank of lieutenant He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Hertford North Carolina Skinner was elected as a Democrat to the Forty eighth Congress on November 20 1883 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter F Pool He was reelected to the Forty ninth Congress and served from November 20 1883 to March 3 1887 Skinner was again elected to the Fifty first Congress March 4 1889 March 3 1891 but in 1890 declined to be a candidate for renomination to the Fifty second Congress and resumed the practice of law in Hertford He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892 and 1904 and as a member of the North Carolina State Senate in 1899 and 1900 He died in Baltimore Maryland on December 22 1907 and was interred in Holy Trinity Churchyard Hertford North Carolina Notes edit Thomas Gregory Skinner Find A Grave Retrieved 21 January 2018 Renegar Douglas Skinner Thomas Gregory NCpedia Retrieved 21 January 2018 Sources editUnited States Congress Thomas Gregory Skinner id S000470 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWalter F Pool Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom North Carolina s 1st congressional district1883 1887 Succeeded byLouis C LathamPreceded byLouis C Latham Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom North Carolina s 1st congressional district1889 1891 Succeeded byWilliam A B Branch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Gregory Skinner amp oldid 1191043554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
