Alexander James Skinner (2 November 1910 – 3 October 1968) was a member of the

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Biography

Skinner was born at Boonah,

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, the son of William Skinner and his wife Fanny Elizabeth (née Thomas). He attended school at Boonah and

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, and became a

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at the Ipswich Railway Workshops. He was later costs clerk at the Main Roads Department. On 5 January 1935 Skinner married Camilla Catherine Marjorie Archer (died 2003)Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 21 April 2016. and together had three daughters. He died at Ipswich in October 1968 and was buried in the

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.Ipswich General Anglican "C New" Section
— Australian Cemeteries. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

Public life

Skinner, the Labor Party candidate, won the seat of

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at the 1953 Queensland state election. He held the seat until

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. For the last few months he represented the

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after premier

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and most of his cabinet split from the Labor Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Alexander James Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1910 births 1968 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Queensland Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians