Courtlandt Skinner | |
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Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1772–1776 | |
Governor | William Franklin |
Preceded by | Stephen Crane |
Succeeded by | John Hart |
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1765–1770 | |
Governor | William Franklin |
Preceded by | Robert Ogden |
Succeeded by | Stephen Crane |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the City of Perth Amboy district | |
In office 1763–1775 Serving with John Johnston, John L. Johnston, John Coombs | |
7th New Jersey Attorney General | |
In office 1754–1776 | |
Governor | Jonathan Belcher, Sir Francis Bernard, Thomas Boone, Josiah Hardy, William Franklin |
Preceded by | Joseph Warrell |
Succeeded by | William Paterson |
Personal details | |
Born | December 16, 1727 Perth Amboy, Province of New Jersey, British America |
Died | March 15, 1799 Bristol, England | (aged 71)
Resting place | St. Augustine's Churchyard, Bristol |
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Kearney (after 1751) |
Relations | Stephanus Van Cortlandt (grandfather) Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) |
Parent(s) | William Skinner Elizabeth Van Cortlandt |
Occupation | Attorney general, attorney, colonial militia officer |
Cortlandt Skinner (December 16, 1727 – March 15, 1799) was the last Royal Attorney General of New Jersey and a brigadier general in a Loyalist force, the New Jersey Volunteers, also known as Skinner's Greens, during the American Revolutionary War.[1][2]