John Kimball (September 30, 1796 – February 23, 1884) was a New Hampshire and Vermont attorney and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the Vermont House of Representatives. He also served as President of the Vermont Senate.
John Kimball | |
|---|---|
| President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Preceded by | George T. Hodges |
| Succeeded by | Oliver P. Chandler |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1846–1849 Serving with Ebenezer Howe Jr., Austin Birchard (1846) Peter W. Dean, Larkin G. Mead (1848) | |
| Preceded by | William Harris, Samuel F. Thompson, Reuben Winn |
| Succeeded by | Peter W. Dean, Frederick Holbrook, John Tufts |
| Constituency | Windham County |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1864–1865 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Shrigley |
| Succeeded by | David R. Cobb |
| In office 1856–1858 | |
| Preceded by | Phineas D. Keyes |
| Succeeded by | Aaron Hitchcock |
| Constituency | Putney |
| State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont | |
| In office 1843–1846 | |
| Preceded by | Royall Tyler Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Smith |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1838–1839 Serving with Joel Wallingford, John H. Warland | |
| Preceded by | George B. Upham, Austin Tyler, Joel Wallingford |
| Succeeded by | Erastus Glidden, John H. Warland, Charles L. Putnam |
| Constituency | Claremont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1796 Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1884 (aged 87) Putney, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maple Grove Cemetery, Putney, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig Republican |
| Spouse | Frances Mary White (m. 1834) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Attorney Politician |
Biography
editJohn Kimball was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire on September 30, 1796. He graduated from Kimball Union Academy and Dartmouth College (class of 1822), studied law with Moses P. Payson, and became an attorney in Claremont. A Whig, Kimball served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1838 to 1839.[1][2][3]
In 1839 Kimball relocated to Putney, Vermont, where he continued to practice law.[4] From 1843 to 1846 he was Windham County State's Attorney.[5]
From 1846 to 1849 Kimball served in the Vermont Senate.[6] From 1848 to 1849 he was the Senate's President pro tem.[7]
Now a Republican, Kimball served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1856 to 1857, and again in 1864.[8][9]
Kimball died in Putney on February 3, 1884.[10] He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Putney.
Personal
editIn 1834 John Kimball married Frances Mary White, the daughter of Phineas White.[11] They were the parents of three children, one of whom, Charles White Kimball (1836–1898), lived to adulthood.
References
edit- ^ Otis Frederick Reed Waite, History of the Town of Claremont, New Hampshire, 1895, page 445
- ^ Samuel Lankton Geroud, The General Catalogue and a Brief History of Kimball Union Academy, 1880, page 38
- ^ Dartmouth College, General Catalogue of Dartmouth College, 1880, page 23
- ^ Allyn Stanley Kellogg, Josephine Almira Gleason Siems, Memorials of Elder John White, 1917, page 184
- ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, 1846, page 250
- ^ Hamilton Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884, 1884, page 39
- ^ Vermont State Senate, list of Presidents pro tempore, 2011
- ^ Abby Maria Hemenway, The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 5, 1891, page 226
- ^ George Thomas Chapman, Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, 1867, page 212
- ^ Amos Foster, History of the Town of Putney, 1884, page 225
- ^ Charles Henry Bell, The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire, 1894, page 474