- Birth: 15 JAN 1854, Valparaiso,,IN
- Death: 4 JUN 1916, Chicago,Cook,IL
- Burial: Roselawn Cem,St Paul,,MN
Father: John Northam SKINNER
Mother: Joanna Elizabeth MARSHALL
Family 1:
Emily Sansbury OGDEN
- Marriage: 16 AUG 1880, Northfield,,MN
- Harvey Ogden SKINNER
- John Northam SKINNER
- Arletta Josephine SKINNER
- Juanita Emily SKINNER
_John SKINNER ___
_Asa SKINNER ________|
| |_Eunice NORTHAM _
_John Northam SKINNER ______|
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|--Hubert Marshall SKINNER
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|_Joanna Elizabeth MARSHALL _|
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INDEX
Notes
!Fernald, Natalie R (1938.) The Skinner Kinsmen / The
Descendants of Thomas Skinner of Malden, MA. Pioneer Press. p 186,
193, 194:
From Who's Who in America, 1908-1909
Hubert Marshall Skinner, author, lecturer, B.S., Valparaiso College, 1871;
A.M. De Pauw Univ., 1877; Ph.D., Chattanooga Univ., 1902, and Valparaiso
Univ., 1907; Prof. in St John's College, Little Rock, Ark., 1879-80; Supt
of City Schools, Brookville, Ind., 1880-3; Deputy state Supt. public
instruction, 1883-6; First secretary Teachers's Reading Circle of Ind.; In
charge of reading circle has written and rendered poems for various
occasions of national interest. Originated celebration of "Lincoln Day".
Member of Ind. Historical Society, Alliance Francaise; councilor
American Institute of Civics; vic-Pres. Western Assocaition of Writers,
1904-05. Clubs: Oakland, Indiana (Chicago). Author: Schoolmaster in
Literature, 1893, Al; Readings in Folklore, 1893, Al; Schoolmaster in
Comedy and Satire, 1893, Al; Story of the Britons, 1903, F12; Calderon's
La Vida Es Sueno (edited) 1904, F12. Santillana's El Centiloquio (edited
1902, Ll; translation 1907, B5); The Culprit Fay (edited) 1905, Lll; The
story of the Letters and Figures, 1906, Lll; Timely Topics, 1907, Lll.
A Few Comments of the Press: Prof. Skinner is a literary and historical
critic, and is widely known as a Classical scholar. He has editied and
translated dramas and other compositions from the German, Spanish, and
Frenchamong them "The Djinns", by Victor Hugo. In Chicago the
Professor is regarded as a great organizer, and is constantly called upon
to "Engineer" difficult enterprises. It was he who conducted the club
exercises of the Victoria memorial night on the day of the burial of the
English Queen. He presided over the reception given to the Spanish
residents of Chicago at the close of the waran event which was widely
noted at the time. He was the orator at the Ridpath memorial services.
Chicago is indebbted to Prof. Skinner for suggesting the prophecy of
Seneca as an inscription to the Columbus monument at the World's Fair,
in the the Field Museum at Jackson Park. Chicago American. (date
unknown)
The day was saved for Chicago in the person of Hubert M. Skinner. Two
delightful poems and a translation from the Spanish were given with
fervor and much dramatic effect by this cultured writer and linguist.
Last year he read at the Association the Centennial ode on Louisiana,
which caused his protrait to appear in 1,000 newspapers. The World's
Fair Management at St. Louis published the Ode officially and sent it over
the world in their Bulletin. A few months ago he wrote the 20th
Anniversary Ode for the Royal League, which hangs in art lettering on the
walls of the Hundreds of chapters of that order. Within the past year he
has issued two books of a very ambitious aim. Fine Arts Journal
(Chicago). (date unknown)
Hubert M. SKinner has a national reputaion. He is the author of a number
of books and magazine articles, and for years was Deputy Superintendent
of Public Instruction of Ind. He is the originator of the observance of
Lincoln Day, which has been made a legal holiday in many States. His
particular forte is history. He is in demand at National gatherings, and
had engagements at some of the most important education meetings to
be held this year. Dubuque Co. Schools (Iowa) (date unknown)
The author of this fine Ode on Louisiana is Mr. Hubert M. Skinner, of
Chicago, a teacher, critic, and author of note. Mr. Skinner has been very
successful in providing odes for special occasions, all of which were
received with applause. He wrote the New Century Ode for the Chicago
Watch Night meeting in the Coliseum on the occasion of the passing of
the 19th century, the dirge at the Ridpath memorial services, and also
the ode read at the 60th anniversary celebration of DePauw University.
World's Fair Bulletin (St Louis, Mo) (date unknown)
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