The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-28

and identified with numerous state commissions of public welfare work. He was president of tho Morris Plan bank, being one of It's original founders In this city and only last week reelected for tho 18th successive time. He was presi- dent of tho Waterbury Second Mortgage company, vice-president of the Dime Savings bank, n direc. tor of the Colonial Trust Co.,, and formerly Q director of the Chase Companies, Steele & Johnson and the Waterbury Clock company.
 The interest of tho deceased In the history of Connecticut and Go. lonlal affairs was widely known. He was native of New York city. son of Jesse Merrill and Eliza- beth Chnpin (RoDblns) Kimball and traced his ancestry to Cover. nor Carver and Jonathan Edwards of the early days of the settlement of America. Ills preliminary schooling was obtained in West Haven and New Haven. flo was graduate of Yale with the class of 1877. While at this institution he achieved sdistinction for his scholarly nttainments. his prize. winning essays and orations. He | achieved the distinction of q Town. send and commencement speaker and was invited 10 be m editor of the Yale Literary magazine. AS q young man he became a student | of Colonial history and est0 blishcd q background in historical subjects thnt .nailnA1 t.ts.a Ca, hAaAHa n ta e in life. He became q governor Of the Connecticut Society of Colonial | Wars and in 1917 was chosen pres. ident of tho Mattatuck Historical society. lie originally became as. soclated with the organization as q sustaining member on October | 14. 1908. Only two other men pre- ceded him as president of the 50. | ciety. They were tho late Rev Dr Joseph Anderson and Frederick J. Kingsbury. As president he direct. ed the arrangements for the 250th anniversary Of the settling of Wa. terbury and was chairman of tho committee which arranged "rho Pageant of Waterbury" His love of research work led him back to study of early records of Con. necticut. The public was made the beneficiary of his keen observu- tons and patient work by his ire. quent writings on these interesting subjects.
 Other interests of the deceased included vice presidency of the Ma. tional Civil Service Reform league, q trustee of the Taft school at Wa
 tcrtown and membership in the i Century club. the University club. the Authors club of New York, the
 Authors club of London. the Eliza.
 bethan club of Yale university.
 III health caused Mr Kimbau 10 1 curtail some of his activities in late years, but caused no diminution ih
 his interest in the affairs he cham. pioned. He relinquished his re- responsibilities in newspaper work in | 1922 and for the past ten years his welfare work. He had BuH. taining enthusiasm for nll of them. Politically. Mir Kimball was c re. publican, but never hegitated to ap. plaud the opinion or action of q leader, regardless of party affiiia. tons. His views on prohibition and other subjects of tho current times were also widely known.
 The deceased is survived by his widow. Mrs Mary Chase Kimball, daughter of Augustus s. Chase, the original founder Of the present Chase companies. one son, Attor. ney Chase KimbaI1 Of the Water. bury National bank and promising leader among severa younger groups Of civic workers. and one daughtcr, Mrs fsiizabetb Chase | KimbaIl English, wife Of Frank ! English: two grandchildren, Mary