Charles D. Kimball

Charles Dean Kimball (born September 13, 1859 in Providence , Rhode Island , † December 8, 1930 ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Rhode Island from 1901 to 1903 .

Early years and political advancement

Charles Kimball attended public schools in his home country. After high school he worked for the Kimball & Colwell Company , in which his father was involved. In this company he was later a member of the board as head of the finance department. Kimball became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1894 and 1900 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island .

Governor of Rhode Island and additional résumé

In 1900 he was elected lieutenant governor of his state. So he had to take over after the death of Governor William Gregory on December 16, 1901, his office and serve as governor until January 3, 1903. In 1902 he had a strike on the railroad put down by the militia. Thereafter, the laws on daily working hours were changed. This behavior may have been instrumental in Kimball's defeat in 1902 when he sought his own election to governor.

In 1916, Kimball was a Republican elector in that year's presidential election. During the First World War , he was the food administrator responsible for controlling food distribution in Rhode Island on behalf of the federal government . He later served as a member and chairman of Kingstown City Council . Kimball was also an honorary colonel in a veterans unit in Rhode Island. He died on December 8, 1930. He had a child with his wife Gertrude Greenhalgh.

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SURNAME	Kimball, Charles D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kimball, Charles Dean (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 13, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Providence , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH	December 8, 1930