Courtlandt Skinner | |
|---|---|
| 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 (aged 71) Bristol, England |
| 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]
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of Brigadier General Cortland Skinner". royalprovincial.com. The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Lamb, Martha Joanna (1877). Embracing the period prior to the Revolution, closing in 1774. A.S. Barnes and Company. Retrieved August 28, 2017.