Charles Dean Kimball was an American

United States

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 politician and the 47th Governor of Rhode Island.

Early life

Kimball was born in Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

 on September 13, 1859 as the son of Emery S. Kimball and Mary C. (Briggs) Kimball. He married Gertrude C. Greenalgh November 24, 1885. After school education, he made his career in business.

Political career

Kimball was a member of Rhode Island House of Representatives 1894-99 and Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1900-01. He became acting governor of Rhode Island after the death of incumbent governor William Gregory

William Gregory (Rhode Island)

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. He held the governor's office from December 16, 1901 to January 3, 1903. Kimball worked for changes in the State constitution to give the governor veto powers and change state elections from an annual to a biennial basis, both of which were eventually achieved.

Kimball was an active member of the Freemasons.

He died on December 8, 1930. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery

Swan Point Cemetery

Swan Point Cemetery is a cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Established in 1846 on a 60 acre plot of land. It has approximately 40,000 interments.- History :...

, Providence, Rhode Island.

Sources

• Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2