| John Kimball | |
| Office: | President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate |
| Term Start: | 1848 |
| Term End: | 1849 |
| Predecessor: | George T. Hodges |
| Successor: | Oliver P. Chandler |
| Office2: | Member of the Vermont Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1846 |
| Term End2: | 1849 |
| Predecessor2: | William Harris, Samuel F. Thompson, Reuben Winn |
| Successor2: | Peter W. Dean, Frederick Holbrook, John Tufts |
| Alongside2: | Ebenezer Howe Jr., Austin Birchard (1846) Peter W. Dean, Larkin G. Mead (1848) |
| Constituency2: | Windham County |
| Office3: | Member of the Vermont House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1864 |
| Term End3: | 1865 |
| Predecessor3: | Charles Shrigley |
| Successor3: | David R. Cobb |
| Term Start4: | 1856 |
| Term End4: | 1858 |
| Predecessor4: | Phineas D. Keyes |
| Successor4: | Aaron Hitchcock |
| Constituency4: | Putney |
| Office5: | State's Attorney of Windham County, Vermont |
| Term Start5: | 1843 |
| Term End5: | 1846 |
| Predecessor5: | Royall Tyler Jr. |
| Successor5: | Richard W. Smith |
| Office6: | Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
| Term Start6: | 1838 |
| Term End6: | 1839 |
| Predecessor6: | George B. Upham, Austin Tyler, Joel Wallingford |
| Successor6: | Erastus Glidden, John H. Warland, Charles L. Putnam |
| Alongside6: | Joel Wallingford, John H. Warland |
| Constituency6: | Claremont |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1796 |
| Birth Place: | Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Putney, Vermont, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Maple Grove Cemetery, Putney, Vermont, U.S. |
| Party: | Whig Republican |
| Spouse: | Frances Mary White (m. 1834) |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | Dartmouth College |
| Profession: | Attorney Politician |
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 Senate.
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 1843 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] He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Putney.
In 1834 John Kimball married Frances Mary White, the daughter of Phineas White.[11] They were the parents of three children, one of whom, Charles White Kimball (1836–1898), lived to adulthood.