Carl Russell Kimball (July 3, 1876 – June 3, 1965) was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1919–1920.

Mr. Kimball was born in Madison, Ohio. He was educated at Madison High School and Oberlin College.

Carl R. Kimball

Kimball was in the hardware business in Madison, where he was a member of the Masonic, Maccabee, and Grange lodges. He was married. He was elected to represent Lake County in the Ohio House of Representatives, where he was chosen Speaker for the 1919–1920 General Assembly.

Carl R. Kimball

Kimball's grandfather, Abel (1844–45, 1847), and brother, Homer N. (1902–1905) each represented Lake County in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Carl R. Kimball

Kimball was married July 30, 1903 to Ethel Felice Sutton, originally of Washington, D.C., and later a student at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. They had two children.

Kimball died June 3, 1965, at the home he was born in. He was interred at Fairview Memorial Park in Madison.

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People from Madison, Ohio

Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives

Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives

Oberlin College alumni

1876 births

1965 deaths