Charles R. Skinner

Charles Rufus Skinner ( * August 4, 1844 in Union Square, New York, † June 30, 1928 in Pelham Manor, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1881 and 1885 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Rufus Skinner was born about two years before the outbreak of the Mexican-American War in Oswego County. He attended community schools and the Clinton Liberal Institute. In 1866 he graduated at the Mexico Academy. About a year before the Civil War had ended. After graduating, he taught at community schools. Between 1870 and 1874 he worked as an editor for the Watertown Daily Times. Then he worked 1875-1884 in the Education Committee in Watertown. During this time he sat 1877-1881 in the New York State Assembly. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

He was elected in a by-election in the 22nd electoral district of New York in the 47th Congress, there to fill the vacancy that was created by the resignation of Warner Miller. His seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, he took on 8 November 1881. In the congressional elections of 1882 for the 48th Congress, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since he gave up for reelection in 1884, he retired after March 3, 1885 from the Congress. During his time Congress he was a member of the 1884 Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

After his time Congress Skinner worked 1885-1886 as an editor for the Watertown Daily Republican. He worked in 1886 as a local reporter for the Watertown Daily Times. Between 1886 and 1892 he held the post of Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction in New York. He then worked 1895-1904 as a supervisor for teacher training classes and institutes as well as Superintendent Department of Public Instruction in New York. During this time he was elected in 1897 as President of the National Education Association. Between 1906 and 1911 he worked as deputy damage appraiser for merchandise in New York Harbor. He was 1913 and 1914 Librarian of the New York State Assembly and served 1915-1925 as a legislative Librarian. On June 30, 1928, he died in Pelham Manor. His body was cremated and the ashes then buried in the Brookside Cemetery in Watertown.