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John Kimball (politician, born 1796)

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John Kimball
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
In office
1848–1849
Preceded byGeorge T. Hodges
Succeeded byOliver 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 byWilliam Harris, Samuel F. Thompson, Reuben Winn
Succeeded byPeter W. Dean, Frederick Holbrook, John Tufts
ConstituencyWindham County
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
1864–1865
Preceded byCharles Shrigley
Succeeded byDavid R. Cobb
In office
1856–1858
Preceded byPhineas D. Keyes
Succeeded byAaron Hitchcock
ConstituencyPutney
State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont
In office
1843–1846
Preceded byRoyall Tyler Jr.
Succeeded byRichard W. Smith
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1838–1839
Serving with Joel Wallingford, John H. Warland
Preceded byGeorge B. Upham, Austin Tyler, Joel Wallingford
Succeeded byErastus Glidden, John H. Warland, Charles L. Putnam
ConstituencyClaremont
Personal details
Born(1796-09-30)September 30, 1796
Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1884(1884-02-23) (aged 87)
Putney, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeMaple Grove Cemetery, Putney, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Republican
SpouseFrances Mary White (m. 1834)
Children3
Alma materDartmouth College
ProfessionAttorney
Politician

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.

Biography

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John 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Otis Frederick Reed Waite, History of the Town of Claremont, New Hampshire, 1895, page 445
  2. ^ Samuel Lankton Geroud, The General Catalogue and a Brief History of Kimball Union Academy, 1880, page 38
  3. ^ Dartmouth College, General Catalogue of Dartmouth College, 1880, page 23
  4. ^ Allyn Stanley Kellogg, Josephine Almira Gleason Siems, Memorials of Elder John White, 1917, page 184
  5. ^ Vermont General Assembly, Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont, 1846, page 250
  6. ^ Hamilton Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884, 1884, page 39
  7. ^ Vermont State Senate, list of Presidents pro tempore, 2011
  8. ^ Abby Maria Hemenway, The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, Volume 5, 1891, page 226
  9. ^ George Thomas Chapman, Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College, 1867, page 212
  10. ^ Amos Foster, History of the Town of Putney, 1884, page 225
  11. ^ Charles Henry Bell, The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire, 1894, page 474
Political offices
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
1848 – 1849 		Succeeded by
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