Carlton Skinner

Carlton S. Skinner (born April 8, 1913 in Palo Alto , California , † June 22, 2004 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1949 and 1953 he was governor of Guam .

Career

Carlton Skinner first attended Wesleyan University and then studied at the University of California in Los Angeles . He then worked as a journalist for United Press International and the Wall Street Journal . He then became an officer in the United States Coast Guard . He was given command of the cutter Sea Cloud . During the Second World War , his unit was integrated into the United States Navy . He kept his command on the Sea Cloud and advocated racial equality on Navy ships. He did this on his ship and later on another ship. He thus initiated the long process of racial equality in the military. Between 1947 and 1949 Skinner was employed by the US Department of the Interior as Public Relations Director .

In 1949, Skinner was named Guam's first civilian governor by President Harry S. Truman . He held this office between September 27, 1949 and March 27, 1953. During this time he founded the University of Guam, the first university in this outlying area. He also drafted the constitution there, which is still in force today.

After his tenure as governor ended, Skinner worked in various locations around the world. Among other things, he was responsible for the finances of American President Lines , Colt Industries and Fairbanks-Morse . He served on the US delegation to the Pacific Community under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson . He then moved to San Francisco , where he worked as a private businessman. He founded the consulting firm Skinner & Co . Carlton Skinner died in Boston on June 22, 2004 at the age of 91.

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personal data
SURNAME	Skinner, Carlton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Skinner, Carlton S. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 8, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Palo Alto , California
DATE OF DEATH	June 22, 2004
Place of death	Boston , Massachusetts