Born February 29, 1852, and died December 2, 1936. He came with his parents to Union County in 1868, where he was reared on a farm and lived until the age of 19 when he moved to Creston, Iowa, where he became a call boy for the C. B. & Q. Railway Company. A few years later he became fireman, then engineer, later retiring to engage in the real estate business in Creston. He also became interested in banking, being a stockholder and director in several banks in his community. He served as mayor of Creston and later as postmaster during the Theodore Roosevelt administration. In politics Mr. Skinner was a republican and served as representative from Union County in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first General Assemblies.

Born February 29, 1852, and died December 2, 1936. He came with his parents to Union County in 1868, where he was reared on a farm and lived until the age of 19 when he moved to Creston, Iowa, where he became a call boy for the C. B. & Q. Railway Company. A few years later he became fireman, then engineer, later retiring to engage in the real estate business in Creston. He also became interested in banking, being a stockholder and director in several banks in his community. He served as mayor of Creston and later as postmaster during the Theodore Roosevelt administration. In politics Mr. Skinner was a republican and served as representative from Union County in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first General Assemblies.