John Kimball (politician, born 1821)

John Kimball (April 13, 1821 – June 1, 1912) was an American engineer and politician who served as the mayor of Concord, New Hampshire and as the President of the New Hampshire Senate.[1]

John Kimball
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
June 1881 – 1883
Preceded byJacob H. Gallinger
Succeeded byCharles H. Bartlett
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
District 10
In office
1881–1883
Mayor of
Concord, New Hampshire[1]
In office
1872[1]–1875[1]
Preceded byAbraham G. Jones[2]
Succeeded byGeorge A. Pillsbury[2]
Delegate to the
New Hampshire
Constitutional Convention[1]
Representing Ward 5 of
Concord, New Hampshire[1]
In office
1876[1]–1876[1]
President of the
Concord, New Hampshire
Common Council
In office
1857[1]–1857[1]
Member of the
Concord, New Hampshire
Common Council[1]
In office
1856[1]–1857[1]
Personal details
BornApril 13, 1821
Canterbury, New Hampshire
DiedJune 1, 1912
Concord, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Maria H. Phillips; m. May 27, 1846, died December 22, 1894;
Charlotte Atkinson m. October 15, 1895.
ChildrenClara Maria Kimball
ProfessionEngineer

Early life

Kimball was born in Canterbury, New Hampshire[3][4] to Benjamin and Ruth (Ames) Kimball on April 13, 1821. As a young child he moved with his family to Boscawen, New Hampshire where he was educated in the local public schools. Kimball then went to Concord Academy in Concord, New Hampshire for one year, after which he went to work as an apprentice for one of his relatives where he learned how to construct mills and machinery.[1]

Family life

On May 27, 1846, Kimball married Maria H. Phillips of Rupert, Vermont. They had one child, a daughter Clara Maria Kimball.[1] Maria Kimball died on December 22, 1894, and Kimball married Charlotte Atkinson on October 15, 1895.[3]

Concord City Council

In 1856 Kimball was elected to the Common Council of Concord, New Hampshire. He was reelected and chosen President of that body the next year.[1]

State House of Representatives

In 1857 Kimball was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and he was reelected in 1859. In his second year in the legislature, Kimball served as the Chair on the committee on state prison.[1]

Mayor of Concord

Kimball was elected the Mayor of Concord, New Hampshire[4][5] in 1872, and reelected in each of the next three years.[1][2][3]

State Senate

In November 1880 Kimball was elected to the New Hampshire Senate from District Number Ten, and when the legislature was organized he was chosen as President of the New Hampshire Senate.[1]

Death

Kimball died on June 2, 1913, at his home in Concord, New Hampshire.[4][5]

Notes
  1. McClintock, J. N. (1882), Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men p- Hon. John Kimball, Manchester, New Hampshire: John C. Clarke, pp. 88–92
  2. James O. Lyford, ed. (1903), History of Concord, New Hampshire: From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century, Volume I, Concord, New Hampshire: Concord, New Hampshire City History Commission, p. 522
  3. Pearson, H. C. (April 1912), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XLIV, no. 4, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, pp. 97–105
  4. The Christian Science Monitor (June 2, 1913), JOHN KIMBALL PASSES AWAY, Boston, Massachusetts: The Christian Science Monitor, p. 10
  5. Boston Daily Globe (June 2, 1913), JOHN KIMBALL DEAD. Ex-Mayor of Concord, N H, and Ex-Legislator. Former Railroad Man and Banker in His 93d Year, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Daily Globe, p. 8


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