Thomson J. Skinner
| Thomson Joseph Skinner | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 12th district |
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In office March 4, 1803 – August 10, 1804 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | Simon Larned |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district |
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In office January 27, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| 7th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts | |
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In office 1806–1808 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Dwight |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1790–1797 1801–1803 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1789 1800 |
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May 24, 1752 Colchester, Connecticut |
| Died | January 20, 1809 (aged 56) Boston, Massachusetts |
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Federalist Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Foote (1754–1808) |
| Profession | Businessman Politician |
Thomson Joseph Skinner (May 24, 1752 – January 20, 1809) was an American politician from Williamstown, Massachusetts. In addition to service as a militia officer during the American Revolution, he served as a county judge and sheriff, member of both houses of the Massachusetts legislature, U.S. Marshal, and member of the United States House of Representatives. He served for two years as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, and after his death an audit showed his accounts to be deficient for more than the value of his estate, which led to those who had posted bonds on his behalf having to pay the debt.
Thomson J. Skinner was born in Colchester, Connecticut on May 24, 1752, the son of Reverend Thomas Skinner and Mary Thomson, the second wife of Thomas Skinner. (His name is sometimes spelled Thompson, Tompson, Tomson, or even Thomas.) Skinner was educated in Colchester, his father died when he was 10 years old, and Thomson Skinner and his brother Benjamin were apprenticed to a carpenter and homebuilder. At age 21 Skinner moved to Williamstown, Massachusetts with his brother, where they went into the construction business as partners in a firm they named "T. J. and B. Skinner". The Skinner brothers were also involved in other ventures, including a successful tavern.
Thomson Skinner was a member of the militia, including service during and after the American Revolution. In the summer of 1776 he carried messages between units in Berkshire County and General Horatio Gates, commander of the Continental Army's Northern Department in upstate New York. He also served as adjutant of Berkshire County's 2nd Regiment, adjutant of the Berkshire County 3rd Regiment (Simonds'), and a company commander in the Berkshire County regiment commanded by Asa Barnes. Skinner remained in the militia after the war, and rose to the rank of major general. During the Revolution he served as a member of the court-martial which acquitted Paul Revere's conduct during the unsuccessful Penobscot Expedition.
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