Andrew Kimball
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Andrew Kimball (September 6, 1858 – August 31, 1924) was a member of the
Biography
Kimball was a son of
Kimball was married to Olive Woolley, a daughter of Edwin D. Woolley. Among their children was Spencer W. Kimball, who would later serve as president of the LDS Church.
In 1898, Kimball was called to serve as president of the St. Joseph Stake based in Thatcher, Arizona. He moved his family from Salt Lake City and spent the rest of his life in Arizona, serving as stake president for 26 years.
During his term in the Arizona legislature Kimball served as the chairman of the agricultural and horticultural commission.
He died in Salt Lake City on August 31, 1924.[2]
In 2011, BYU Studies published a biography of Kimball by his grandson, Edward L. Kimball.
References
- ^ Father of a Prophet Archived October 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Church Man Answers Call". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 1, 1924. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- BYU Studies Newsletter, June 2011.
External links
- Andrew Kimball at Find a Grave
- Utah History Encyclopedia Entry on Andrew Kimball
- text of monument at Kimball's home in Arizona
- Edward L. Kimball. Spencer W. Kimball. (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1977) pp. 12–27.
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