Alanson M. Kimball

Who was Alanson M. Kimball?

Alanson Mellen Kimball was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.

Born on March 12, 1827 in Buxton, Maine, Kimball moved to Wisconsin in 1852 and engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, later serving in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1863 and 1864. He was elected as a member of the Republican Party to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1874 as part of the 44th Congress representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. Following his defeat for re-election in 1876 to the 45th Congress he became involved in the lumber business and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884. Kimball died in Pine River, Wisconsin on May 26, 1913. He is interred at Pine River Cemetery.