Thomas Gregory Skinner (1842-1907) of Hertford, NC, was a student from 1858 to 1861, when he joined the Confederate army. A member of the Philanthropic Society, he received his BA degree in 1911 "as of 1862." After the war he became a lawyer, serving in the NC House of Commons in 1899 and in the US Congress (1883-87, 1889-91).