The Biographical Dictionary of America/Skinner, Charles Montgomery

SKINNER, Charles Montgomery, author, was born in Victor, N.Y., March 13, 1852; son of Charles A. and Cornelia (Bartholomew) Skinner; grandson of Warren and Nancy (Farnworth) Skinner and of Oliver and Mary (Everett) Bartholomew, and a descendant of the Skinner and Bartholomew families that settled in New England about 1630. He removed to Cambridge, Mass., 1853, and to Hartford, Conn., 1866, attending the common schools of both places. He was married in 1876 to Ada, daughter of James and Harriet Blanchard, of Washington, D.C. In 1884 he became associated with the editorial staff of the Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N.Y. He lectured on musical and geographical topics, and syndicated series of articles on labor conditions; the U.S. army; prison methods; and American communities. He is the author of: Myths and Legends of Our Own Land (1896); Nature in a City Yard (1897); With Feet to the Earth (1897); Villon, the Vagabond (1898), a drama played by his brother, Otis Skinner; Myths and Legends Beyond Our Borders (1898); Do-nothing Days (1899); Myths and Legends of Our New Possessions (1899), and Flowers in the Pave (1900).