John Kimball (politician, born 1796)

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	(1796-09-30)September 30, 1796 Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1884(1884-02-23) (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

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

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.