Walter Skanes

Walter Skanes
MHA
Skanes in 1930
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
for St. Barbe
In office
October 29, 1928 (1928-10-29) – June 11, 1932 (1932-06-11)
Preceded byJ. H. Scammell
Succeeded byGeorge Whitely
Personal details
BornWalter Roland Vallance Skanes
(1896-04-03)April 3, 1896
Trout River, Newfoundland Colony
DiedNovember 3, 1961(1961-11-03) (aged 65)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
PartyLiberal
Spouse
May Roberts
​
(m. 1926)​
Children3
OccupationMail clerk, civil servant

Walter Roland Vallance Skanes (April 3, 1896 – November 3, 1961) was a fisherman, oil worker, civil servant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. Barbe in the Dominion of Newfoundland legislature from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal.

Biography

Skanes was born in Trout River as the son of Francis Skanes and Diana Payne. He was educated at Bonne Bay. In 1920, he became a travelling mail clerk. Skanes married May Roberts in 1926. After retiring from politics in 1932, he was employed in the civil service and private companies. He died in St. John's at the age of 65.

References

  1. 1 2 "Members of the Legislature, 1932-1933" (PDF). Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
  2. 1 2 3 Cuff, Robert Harry (1993). "Skanes, Walter R.V.". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 5. St. John's: Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Who's Who in and from Newfoundland 1930. p. 171.