Hon. Edward Payson Kimball Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Surname: KIMBALL
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 782

     HON. EDWARD PAYSON KIMBALL (deceased) was the eldest son
and third child of Rev. Reuben and Judith (Colby) Kimball, and was born
in Warner, N. H., July 4, 1834. He was educated in the common schools of
Kittery, Me., amd Hampton and Andover academies. From 1855 to 1867 he
was engaged in mercantile business in Kittery. In the latter year he removed
to Portsmouth and was engaged in banking up to the time of his death, March
31, 1910. He was first a clerk in the Piscataqua Exchange and Portsmouth
Savings Bank. He became cashier of the First National Bank in 1871, and
in 1882 was made president of that bank and also of the Piscataqua Savings
Bank. In addition to the activities above mentioned and others in Ports-
mouth, Mr. Kimball had business interests in the West. From his youth up
he adhered to the Republican party in all political contests and was a stanch
supporter of the measures advocated in its platforms. He was a member of
the city government, and in 1885-86 served in the New Hampshire legislature.
From 1871 he was a deacon of the North Congregational Church and held
office as clerk and treasurer of the church from 1867 until his death. His
liberality to the church is well known, also his deep concern for the welfare
of the public educational institutions of the state, and the benevolent and
charitable organizations of a private nature. He was a member of the Ports-
mouth school board, a trustee of the Portsmouth Hospital, the Chase Home

(Pages 783 and 784 contained Edward P. Kimball's portrait)

Page 785

for Children, the Portsmouth Seamen's Friend Society, and president of the
Howard Benevolent Society and the Young Men's Christian Association.
Mr. Kimball was largely instrumental in building the beautiful Young Men's
Christian Association building in Portsmouth, contributing liberally to its
cost and support and always taking a keen personal interest in its work. He
was a member of Piscataqua Lodge, I. 0. 0. F ., and one of its board of
trustees.
     Mr. Kimball was emphatically a man of business, and though he held
political offices it was more with the view of promoting and assisting in proper
legislation in regard to business and social interests of his town and state,
than from any desire for official honors. He was in no sense a nominal mem-
ber of the various organizations in which he held official rank but a worker
for the end for which each institution was organized.
     Mr. Kimball married in Wilmot, N. H., September 13, 1864, Martha Jane
Thompson, who was born in Wilmot, a daughter of Colonel Samuel and Anna
True (Smith) Thompson, of Wilmot. They had three children: Elizabeth
Colby Kimball, born January 29, 1866, who died March 7, 1880; Martha
Smith Kimball, born February 28, 1870, who graduated from Smith College
in the class of 1892, and Edward Thompson Kimball, born September 29,
1873, who is a graduate of Amherst College, of the class of 1896.