Joseph Allen Skinner earned a Bachelors of Philosophy of Science from Yale Scientific School in 1883. Returning to Holyoke, he joined his brother William C. Skinner in the factory, now known as William Skinner & Sons or the Skinner Manufacturing Co. He eventually served as vice president and treasurer of William Skinner & Sons, as well as service on the boards of the Hadley Falls Trust Company of Holyoke, and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
He married Martha Clement Hubbard of Danbury, CT in 1887, and between 1889 and 1904 the couple had four children: Ruth Isabelle, Elisabeth, William II, and Martha. The family lived in a mansion on Elm Street in Holyoke, with a summer home on Woodbridge Street in South Hadley, known as The Orchards. In 1918, the family moved to South Hadley permanently.
In 1916 he acquired the Mountain House and surrounding land on Mount Holyoke, and in 1940 donated the property to make a state park. Skinner had an extensive relationship with Mount Holyoke College, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1905 to 1931. He and his brother William donated the funds for Skinner Hall at Mount Holyoke, constructed in 1915. At his death in 1946, Skinner left The Orchards golf course, the Skinner Museum, and a life insurance policy of $50,000 to the college.
He married Martha Clement Hubbard of Danbury, CT in 1887, and between 1889 and 1904 the couple had four children: Ruth Isabelle, Elisabeth, William II, and Martha. The family lived in a mansion on Elm Street in Holyoke, with a summer home on Woodbridge Street in South Hadley, known as The Orchards. In 1918, the family moved to South Hadley permanently.
In 1916 he acquired the Mountain House and surrounding land on Mount Holyoke, and in 1940 donated the property to make a state park. Skinner had an extensive relationship with Mount Holyoke College, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1905 to 1931. He and his brother William donated the funds for Skinner Hall at Mount Holyoke, constructed in 1915. At his death in 1946, Skinner left The Orchards golf course, the Skinner Museum, and a life insurance policy of $50,000 to the college.
Joseph Allen Skinner earned a Bachelors of Philosophy of Science from Yale Scientific School in 1883. Returning to Holyoke, he joined his brother William C. Skinner in the factory, now known as William Skinner & Sons or the Skinner Manufacturing Co. He eventually served as vice president and treasurer of William Skinner & Sons, as well as service on the boards of the Hadley Falls Trust Company of Holyoke, and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
He married Martha Clement Hubbard of Danbury, CT in 1887, and between 1889 and 1904 the couple had four children: Ruth Isabelle, Elisabeth, William II, and Martha. The family lived in a mansion on Elm Street in Holyoke, with a summer home on Woodbridge Street in South Hadley, known as The Orchards. In 1918, the family moved to South Hadley permanently.
In 1916 he acquired the Mountain House and surrounding land on Mount Holyoke, and in 1940 donated the property to make a state park. Skinner had an extensive relationship with Mount Holyoke College, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1905 to 1931. He and his brother William donated the funds for Skinner Hall at Mount Holyoke, constructed in 1915. At his death in 1946, Skinner left The Orchards golf course, the Skinner Museum, and a life insurance policy of $50,000 to the college.
He married Martha Clement Hubbard of Danbury, CT in 1887, and between 1889 and 1904 the couple had four children: Ruth Isabelle, Elisabeth, William II, and Martha. The family lived in a mansion on Elm Street in Holyoke, with a summer home on Woodbridge Street in South Hadley, known as The Orchards. In 1918, the family moved to South Hadley permanently.
In 1916 he acquired the Mountain House and surrounding land on Mount Holyoke, and in 1940 donated the property to make a state park. Skinner had an extensive relationship with Mount Holyoke College, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1905 to 1931. He and his brother William donated the funds for Skinner Hall at Mount Holyoke, constructed in 1915. At his death in 1946, Skinner left The Orchards golf course, the Skinner Museum, and a life insurance policy of $50,000 to the college.
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Although stone gives date of birth as 20 May 1862, Mass. births and christenings gives 23 May 1862.
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