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Bernard Kimmel
Office:Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Term Start:1980
Term End:1982
Term2:1984 - 1986
Birth Date:18 November 1926
Birth Place:Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Party:Republican
Residence:West Palm Beach, Florida
Alma Mater:University of Michigan Medical School

Bernard Kimmel (November 18, 1926 – November 2, 2022) was an American physician and politician in the state of Florida.

Kimmel was born in Highland Park, Michigan. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and the University of Michigan, earning a M.D. degree from the latter in 1956. He also served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater.[1] He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982 for district 82, and from 1984 to 1986, for district 84. He was a member of the Republican Party.[2] He died on November 2, 2022, at the age of 95.[3] He served on the board of Somerset Academy Inc., and the campus in Lake Worth, Florida was renamed for him in 2023.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Site Map :: Florida House of Representatives.
  2. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 . Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives . 2011 . December 11, 2011.
  3. Web site: Bernard Kimmel, M.D. obituary. Palm Beach Post . subscription .