| John Kimball | |
| Term Start: | June 1881 |
| Term End: | 1883 |
| Office2: | Member of the New Hampshire Senate District 10 |
| Term Start2: | 1881 |
| Term End2: | 1883 |
| Office3: | Mayor of Concord, New Hampshire |
| Term Start3: | 1872 |
| Term End3: | 1875 |
| Predecessor3: | Abraham G. Jones |
| Office4: | Delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention Representing Ward 5 of Concord, New Hampshire |
| Term Start4: | 1876 |
| Term End4: | 1876 |
| Office5: | President of the Concord, New Hampshire Common Council |
| Term Start5: | 1857 |
| Term End5: | 1857 |
| Office6: | Member of the Concord, New Hampshire Common Council |
| Term Start6: | 1856 |
| Term End6: | 1857 |
| Birth Date: | April 13, 1821 |
| Birth Place: | Canterbury, New Hampshire |
| Death Date: | June 1, 1912 |
| Spouse: | Maria H. Phillips; m. May 27, 1846, died December 22, 1894; Charlotte Atkinson m. October 15, 1895. |
| Children: | Clara Maria Kimball |
| Profession: | Engineer |
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.
Kimball was born in Canterbury, New Hampshire 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.
On May 27, 1846, Kimball married Maria H. Phillips of Rupert, Vermont. They had one child, a daughter Clara Maria Kimball. Maria Kimball died on December 22, 1894, and Kimball married Charlotte Atkinson on October 15, 1895.
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.
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.
See also: List of mayors of Concord, New Hampshire. Kimball was elected the Mayor of Concord, New Hampshire in 1872, and reelected in each of the next three years.
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.
Kimball died on June 2, 1913, at his home in Concord, New Hampshire.