Cortlandt Skinner
| Courtlandt Skinner | |
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| Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office 1765–1770 |
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| Governor | William Franklin |
| Preceded by | Robert Ogden |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Crane |
| Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office 1765–1770 |
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| Governor | William Franklin |
| Preceded by | Stephen Crane |
| Succeeded by | John Hart |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the City of Perth Amboy district |
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In office 1763–1775 Serving with John Johnston, John L. Johnston, John Coombs |
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| 7th New Jersey Attorney General | |
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In office 1754–1776 |
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| 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, Middlesex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America, British Empire |
| Died | 15 March 1799 (aged 71) Bristol, England |
| Resting place | St. Augustine's Churchyard, Bristol |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Kearney |
| Relations | Stephanus Van Cortlandt (grandfather), Philip Kearney (father-in-law) |
| Children | Cortlandt Skinner Jr., Maria Skinner, Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) |
| Parents | William Skinner and Elizabeth Cortland (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 the British, Loyalist force, the "New Jersey Volunteers" also, known as "Skinner's Greens", during the American Revolutionary War.
Cortlandt Skinner was born December 16, 1727, to a wealthy family, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America, British Empire, the eldest son of the Reverend William Skinner. and Elizabeth Cortland (the daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, the first native born mayor of New York). Skinner was of English, Dutch, and possibly, Scottish ancestry. There was a firm family tradition that William Skinner, later the Rector of St. Peter's Church in Perth Amboy, had participated in one of the Jacobite risings, and was related to the chiefs of the Clan Gregor - changing his name from MacGregor to avoid the persecution inflicted upon all those of that name.
In 1751, Cortlandt Skinner married Elizabeth Kearney, the daughter of Philip Kearney, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. They had many children, including Cortlandt Skinner Jr. and Maria Skinner, who married Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet also, known as General George Nugent MP and later Field-Marshal George Nugent.
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