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Charles Skelton (April 19 1806 – May 20 1879) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855.Skelton was born in Buckingham Township Bucks County Pennsylvania on April 19 1806. He moved to Trenton New Jersey about 1829 where he attended the country schools and Trenton Academy. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and moved to Philadelphia in 1835.