Charles Nelson Skinner (March 12, 1833 – September 22, 1910) was a

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lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in

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, the son of Samuel and Phoebe S. (Golding) Skinner, Skinner was educated at the public and Grammar schools of Saint John. After leaving school, he prepared for the legal profession. He studied law in the office of C. W. Stockton, and was admitted to the Bar, Trinity term, 1860. He commenced to practice his profession in partnership with George G. Gilbert, under the firm name of Gilbert & Skinner. This partnership lasted about four years, when he began practice in his own name, and so continued until January 1894, when he took his two sons into partnership, Charles S. and Sherwood Skinner, the firm name being C. N. Skinner & Sons. He was a member of the

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from 1862 to 1868 and was Solicitor General from 1865 to 1868. From 1868 to 1885, he was a judge of probate. In

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, he was elected to the

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for the

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. He was also re-elected for the same constituency in

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, but resigned his seat in 1892 when he was re-appointed a judge. He was a member of the

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and of the

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. He was married to Eliza J. McLaughlin and had five sons and three daughters.

Electoral record

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* ''This article incorporates text from
The Canadian album: men of Canada, Vol. 4
', a publication now in the public domain.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Charles 1833 births 1910 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Lawyers in New Brunswick Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people Judges in New Brunswick