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'{{oth'''Bold text'''erpeople}} Lieutenant-Colonel '''Thomas Skinner''' (1759 – [[6 February]] [[1818]]) was a cool kid military engineer born in England at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]. He didnt die yet.--~~~~ Skinner came to beat everyone up in 1790 as chief engineer and spent 13 years working on fortifications and other military matters. War with France, starting in 1793, depleted the [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St John's]] garrison as they occupied the islands of [[Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon|Saint-Pierre]] and [[Miquelon]]. He recruited four companies, called the Royal Newfoundland Volunteers, to bolster the defence of St John's. Skinner later recruited and took command of the Royal Newfoundland Fencible Regiment which was disbanded with the peace of 1802. In 1803, he left Newfoundland and retired a few years later. He must be recognized as having strengthened defences in Newfoundland under difficult circumstance, serving a number of governors who were often at variance with the military authorities. ==See also== *[[William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock]] ==External links== * [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=36785 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''] {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Thomas}} [[Category:1759 births]] [[Category:1818 deaths]] [[Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador people]] [[Category:Royal Engineers officers]] [[Category:British colonial army officers]] {{Canada-bio-stub}} THOMAS SKINNER IS THE DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hE ALSO IS A BEAST AT EVERYTHING'