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William Preston Kimball (November 4, 1857 – February 24, 1926) was a
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from
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. Born near East Hickman, Kentucky, Kimball attended public and private schools and
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in Lexington. He served as member of the
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in 1883 and 1884. City clerk in 1889 and 1890. He studied law. He was
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in 1891 and commenced practice in Lexington.
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of Lexington from October 1891 to January 1, 1901. He served as
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of Fayette County from January 1, 1901, to March 4, 1907, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress. Kimball was elected as a
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to the Sixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908. He resumed the practice of law in Lexington. He died in
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, February 24, 1926. He was interred in
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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimball, William Preston 1857 births 1926 deaths Transylvania University alumni Kentucky lawyers Democratic Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky People from Fayette County, Kentucky 19th-century American lawyers