William Kimmel

William Kimmel

William Kimmel (born August 15, 1812 in Baltimore , Maryland , †  December 28, 1886 there ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Kimmel attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Baltimore. He also worked in agriculture. At the same time he got into the railroad business. He became regional director of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Union Railroad Co. At the same time, he struck up a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1862 and 1866 he was a member of the state executive of his party. In August 1864, Kimmel was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago . In the same year he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. From 1866 to 1871, Kimmel was a member of the Maryland Senate . After that he was one of the directors of Canton Co. until 1873 .

In the congressional elections of 1876 , Kimmel was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded William J. O'Brien on March 4, 1877 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1881 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Kimmel practiced as a lawyer again. He died on December 28, 1886 in his hometown of Baltimore, where he was also buried.

Web links

• William Kimmel in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Kimmel in the database of Find a Grave (English)