George Keith Kimball (1831 - 1907)

Born 26 Mar 1831 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 8 Apr 1907 at age 76 in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States

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Biography

George Kimball went to Milwaukee in 1855 where he was in the furniture business till 1859. Then he went across the plains to Denver arriving April 28, 1860. He went to Black Hawk in May 1860 where he built a stamp mill and engaged in milling and mining.

He was commissioned First Lt. and Reg. Adjutant in 2nd Colorado Infantry, Feb. 23, 1861. Promoted to Capt. in same reg. Co. E. He mustered out in 1864. He returned to Colorado in 1865.

President Grant appointed him Postmaster at Golden and President Hayes reappointed him for a total of 11 years. He was city clerk and superintendent of Water Works for 3 years.

Elected County Commissioner for 4 years - 2 years as Chairman. He was a third degree Mason.

Freemasonry

He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado in 1887.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #33130787
  • Symbol of the Masonic organization the Knights Templar (from the York Rite) on his gravestone.
  • Plot: Block 3.

• Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Colorado of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, Volumes 44-46, 1904
  • Biography in the 1905 Proceedings.

• From my (Don Baird) family papers and tree. These were last updated in 1979 but are from a long period of research and family involvement - for years. I inherited the papers upon my father's death in 2004.