Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kimball akaberekwa muna 1820 muNew Hampshire. Akarerwa somunhu wechiWhig uye murwiri wokurambidzwa kwokushanda kwechidhori. Muna 1842 akatamira kuMedina County, Ohio, uye akakurumidza kusarudzwa kuhofisi yedunhu. Akanga ari muchuchisi weMedina County 1849-1853. Akanga ari shasha yeAnti-Nebraska Movement muna 1854, uye muvambi weRepublican Party muOhio. Akapinda Kokorodzano Yenyika yokutanga muPittsburgh, uye wokutanga wenguva dzose
National Convention muPhiladelphia, uko akabatwa nechirwere chaizotungamirira kurufu rwake. Akasarudzwa kuti ave Gweta Guru reOhio, uye akakunda musarudzo muna 1855. Akafa musi waAugust 15, 1856, uye akatsiviwa saGweta General naChristopher P. Wolcott weSummit County nekugadzwa kweGavhuna Salmon P. Chase.