Vincent Skinner
Sir Vincent Skinner (1543 – 28 February 1616) was an English politician, who sat in Parliament for numerous constituencies.
He was born the son of John Skinner, a
He held a number of public offices, including Constable of Bolingbroke Castle and Lincoln Castle in 1583. He was secretary to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley from c. 1575 to 1593, after which was appointed to the Exchequer as an auditor of the receipt.
He was a
Skinner compiled a schedule of the
On his death he was buried at St Andrew's, Holborn, London. He had married twice, firstly Audrey, the daughter of Richard Ogle of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire and the widow of John Man of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire (and a cousin of Lord Burghley's wife) and secondly Elizabeth the daughter of Robert Fowkes of Symondsbury, Dorset and the widow of Henry Middlemore of Enfield, Middlesex, with whom he had a son.
References
- "Skinner, Vincent (SKNR557V)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 18 November 2011.