John Kimball (New Hampshire)

John Kimball
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office June 1881 – 1883
Preceded by	Jacob H. Gallinger
Succeeded by	Charles 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 by	Abraham G. Jones[2]
Succeeded by	George 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
Born	April 13, 1821 Canterbury, New Hampshire
Died	June 1, 1912 Concord, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Maria H. Phillips; m. May 27, 1846, died December 22, 1894; Charlotte Atkinson m. October 15, 1895.
Children	Clara Maria Kimball
Profession	Engineer
Religion	Congregationalist[1]

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]

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.