Andrew Kimball
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Andrew Kimball was a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature
, and a mission president
and stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Kimball was a son of Heber C. Kimball
and one of his wives, Ann Alice Gheen. Andrew Kimball served as an LDS Church missionary
in what is now Oklahoma and for 12 years served as president of the Indian Territory
Mission
. For most of this time he worked as a salesman in Utah and Idaho while overseeing the operations of the mission. Kimball served as a member of the Utah State Constitutional Convention in 1895.
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 horticulural commisssion.
After his first wife Olive died, Kimball married Josephine Cluff. After she died he married Mary Connelly.
Another of Kimball's children, Ruth Woolley Kimball, married John Hunt Udall
and was the mother of J. Nicholas Udall.
In 2011, BYU Studies
published a biography of Kimball by his grandson Edward L. Kimball
.
Arizona Territorial Legislature
The Arizona Territorial Legislature was the legislative body of Arizona Territory. It was a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Council. Created by the Arizona Organic Act, the legislature initially consisted of nine members in...
, and a mission president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
and stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Kimball was a son of Heber C. Kimball
Heber C. Kimball
Heber Chase Kimball was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Latter Day Saint church, and as first counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his...
and one of his wives, Ann Alice Gheen. Andrew Kimball served as an LDS Church missionary
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in what is now Oklahoma and for 12 years served as president of the Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
. For most of this time he worked as a salesman in Utah and Idaho while overseeing the operations of the mission. Kimball served as a member of the Utah State Constitutional Convention in 1895.
Kimball was married to Olive Woolley, a daughter of Edwin D. Woolley
Edwin D. Woolley
Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Sr. was a Mormon pioneer, an early Latter-day Saint bishop in Salt Lake City, and a businessman in early Utah Territory who operated mills....
. Among their children was Spencer W. Kimball
Spencer W. Kimball
Spencer Woolley Kimball was the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1973 until his death in 1985.-Ancestry:...
, 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
Thatcher, Arizona
Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 4,865. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thatcher is located at ....
. 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 horticulural commisssion.
After his first wife Olive died, Kimball married Josephine Cluff. After she died he married Mary Connelly.
Another of Kimball's children, Ruth Woolley Kimball, married John Hunt Udall
John Hunt Udall
John Hunt Udall was mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1936-38. He was a member of the Udall political family....
and was the mother of J. Nicholas Udall.
In 2011, BYU Studies
BYU Studies
BYU Studies is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing articles on a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
published a biography of Kimball by his grandson Edward L. Kimball
Edward L. Kimball
Edward L. Kimball is a now-retired law professor at Brigham Young University who has written biographies of his father Spencer W. Kimball and his mother Camilla Eyring Kimball. Mormon historians have described these as "well crafted" biographies...
.