John Kimball

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 State Senate.

John Kimball
Personal details
Born	September 30, 1796 Haverhill, New Hampshire
Died	February 23, 1884 Putney, Vermont
Political party	Whig Republican
Spouse(s)	Frances Mary White
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 1844 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]

Personal

In 1834 John Kimball married Frances Mary White, the daughter of Phineas White.[11]

References

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