Harry Skinner

Harry Skinner (May 25, 1855 – May 19, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1895 to 1899’ He was the brother of U.S. Representative Thomas Gregory Skinner. Early life and education Skinner was born in Perquimans County, North Carolina, near Hertford, on May 25, 1855. He was a member of a wealthy political family; his father, James C. Skinner, was a state senator and clerk of the county court, and his grandfather, also named Harry Skinner, had served in both houses of the North Carolina legislature. He attended Hertford Academy and was graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law at Lexington. He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in Greenville, North Carolina.