Sir Sidney Guy Kimber (5 November 1873 – 8 October 1949) was a British politician, born in

Highfield, Southampton Highfield is a suburb of Southampton, England. The suburb is situated to the north of the city centre, and is bounded by (clockwise from West) Southampton Common, Bassett, Swaythling and Portswood. Highfield is home to the main campus of the Un ...

. Kimber first became a

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in 1910. He served as

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for two consecutive terms, from November 1918 to November 1920. After serving as mayor, he became an

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. He pioneered the building of the

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and the Southampton Sports Centre (including the municipal golf course). He was

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for his services in 1935 and later published his memoirs, ''Thirty Eight Years of Public Life in Southampton''.

References

* http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/hampshire100/100historical/display.var.1488658.0.sir_sidney_kimber.php 1873 births 1949 deaths Mayors of Southampton {{England-politician-stub