Representative William Kimmel

William Kimmel served as a Representative from Maryland in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1881. A member of the Democratic Party, William Kimmel contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

William Kimmel’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, William Kimmel participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

William Kimmel (August 15, 1812 – December 28, 1886) was a U.S. Congressman from the third district of Maryland, serving two terms from 1877 to 1881. Kimmel was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended St. Mary’s College and Baltimore College. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Baltimore. He became interested in agricultural and business pursuits, and served as State director of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, director in the Union Railroad company, and in the Western Maryland extension. Kimmel served as a member of the State Democratic committee from 1862 to 1866, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress, and served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1866 until 1871. He served as a director of the Canton Company of Baltimore from 1869 until 1873, and as solicitor and land agent of the company in 1871 and 1872. Kimmel was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (serving March 4, 1877—March 3, 1881). He resumed the practice of his profession in Baltimore, and died there in 1886. He is interred in Loudon Park Cemetery.