Background
Skillin, Edward Simeon was born on January 23, 1904 in New York City. Son of Edward Simeon and Geraldine Madeleine (Fearons) Skillin.
Skillin, Edward Simeon was born on January 23, 1904 in New York City. Son of Edward Simeon and Geraldine Madeleine (Fearons) Skillin.
Graduate, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1921. AB, Williams College, 1925. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1933.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas, 1954. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Fordham University, 1974. Doctor of Laws, St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1959.
Doctor of Laws, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1966. Doctor of Laws, Stonehill College, 1979.
With educational department, Henry Holt & Company. New York City, 1925-1932; member of staff, Commonweal Foundation, New York City, 1933-1938; editor, Commonweal Foundation, New York City, 1938-1967; public, Commonweal Foundation, New York City, since 1967.
Member Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Jane Anne Edwards, January 27, 1945. Children: Edward John, Elizabeth Ann Skillin Flanagan, Arthur Paul, Susan Geraldine Skillin Thuvanuti, Mary Jane Skillin Davis.