William P. Kimball

William Preston Kimball (born November 4, 1857 in East Hickman , Fayette County , Kentucky , †  February 24, 1926 in Lexington , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1909 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Kimball attended both public and private schools. He then studied at Transylvania University in Lexington. After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1891, he began to work in Lexington in this profession. Politically, Kimball was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1883 and 1884 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives ; between 1889 and 1890 he was a municipal clerk in Lexington. He then acted as the city's legal representative from 1891 to 1901. Between 1901 and 1907 he then held the office of prosecutor in Fayette County.

In the 1906 congressional election , Kimball was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded South Trimble on March 4, 1907 . Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1908, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1909 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Kimball withdrew from politics. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer. He died on February 24, 1926 in Lexington and was buried there.

Web links

• William P. Kimball in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William P. Kimball in the database of Find a Grave (English)