Education
University of Michigan. University of Washington.
University of Michigan. University of Washington.
He served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a World World War II B-17 pilot. As a pilot, he flew over fifty missions in the war against Japan. He received his Bachelor of Science from Edinboro University, his Mississippi from University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor from the University of Washington.
He served seven terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1957 to 1973, first from Lane County, then from Multnomah County.
He was also an attorney, was on the faculty of two state universities, and served on the Board of Directors of Portland Community College from 1987 onward. He had been chair of Governor Tom McCall"s Task Force on Transportation.
Skelton was born on a farm near Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Skelton died on October 23, 1994.