Frederick Skene

Frederick Skene

Frederick Skene (July 25, 1874 Garrison-on-Hudson, Putnam County, New York - August 1943) was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1907 to 1908.

Life

He was the son of Thomas Skene and Marry (Parry) Skene.

He lived in Long Island City, Queens.

He graduated from New York University.

He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1907 to 1908, elected on the Democratic Party - Independence League fusion ticket.

During and after his tenure, suspicions of graft and fraudulent contracts for roadworks came up. In 1910, he was indicted on 17 counts of grand larceny in office. At his trial for one of the indictments he was defended by William Travers Jerome. Skene was acquitted by the jury, and his accuser Charles H. O'Neil, who had been his Confidential Assistant, was arrested on charges of perjury. The other 16 indictments were quashed in 1912.

He was Dean of the School of Technology of City College of New York until January 1940 when he retired.

ources

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html] Political Graveyard
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D06EFDB1731E733A25753C3A9649D946797D6CF] His appointments, in NYT on December 30, 1906
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9506E3D61230E233A25750C0A96F9C946196D6CF] The trial begins, in NYT on September 3, 1910
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9900E2D61230E233A25755C0A96F9C946196D6CF] The trial continues, in NYT on September 6, 1910
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A01E3DF1330E233A2575BC0A96F9C946196D6CF] Skene testifies, in NYT on September 8, 1910
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9505EED61E39E333A2575AC0A96F9C946196D6CF] Skene acquitted, in NYT on September 9, 1910
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9804E6DC113CE633A2575AC2A96E9C946296D6CF] Further developments of the trial and indictments, in NYT on August 29, 1913
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40B12F63A5D167B93CAAB1783D85F478485F9] Obit in NYT on August 23, 1943 (subscription required)


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