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 State Senate. Biography 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. In 1839 Kimball relocated to Putney, Vermont, where he continued to practice law. From 1844 to 1846 he was Windham County State's Attorney. From 1846 to 1849 Kimball served in the Vermont Senate. From 1848 to 1849 he was the Senate's President pro tem. Now a Republican, Kimball served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1856 to 1857, and again in 1864. Kimball died in Putney on February 3, 1884. Personal In 1834 John Kimball married Frances Mary White, the daughter of Phineas White. References 1796 births 1884 deaths Dartmouth College alumni People from Haverhill, New Hampshire People from Claremont, New Hampshire People from Windham County, Vermont New Hampshire lawyers Vermont lawyers State's attorneys in Vermont New Hampshire Whigs 19th-century American politicians Vermont Whigs Vermont Republicans Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Members of the Vermont House of Representatives Vermont state senators Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate 19th-century American lawyers