Background
Skillman, Thomas Julien was born on November 6, 1876 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Luther S. and Mary B.Skillman.
Skillman, Thomas Julien was born on November 6, 1876 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Luther S. and Mary B.Skillman.
Civil Engineer, Princeton, 1898.
Railroad, March 1, 1899, and continued with same road successively as transitman, 1902. Assistant supervisor, 1902-1905. Supervisor, 1905-1913.
Division engineer, New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad, 1913-1914, West Jersey & Seashore Railroad, 1914-1917, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1917-1919.
Principal assistant engineer, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1919-1920. Chief engineer maintenance of way, Northwestern Region, and later Western Region, Pennsylvania Railroad, Chicago, 1920-1926.
Assistant chief engineer of construction, Western Region, Pennsylvania Railroad, Chicago, 1926. Chief engineer Long Island Railroad, July 1926-February 1927.
Chief engineer Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, 1927-1936, chief engineer, consultant, October 1, since 1936.
Married Louise East. Jenkinson, October 26, 1904. Children: Margaret B., Thomas J., Richard J., Charlotte L. Began as rodman Pennsylvania.