Elias S. Kimball (30 May 1857, Salt Lake City – 13 June 1934)[1] was the first Mormon U.S. Army chaplain and first in any branch of the United States military.[2] He served in the Spanish–American War with the Second Army Corps Volunteer Engineer Regiment after an appointment to the rank of captain by U.S. President William McKinley around June 19, 1898.[3][4] He was also a businessperson with his older brother, J. Golden Kimball.[2] He was a member of the Utah Territorial legislature (Territorial Assembly) 1888–1889 and Logan, Utah city council 1883–1884.[5] He was a president of the Southern States Mission after his brother J. Golden Kimball, and was named a Seventy by Joseph F. Smith in 1884 and 1894.[5]
| Elias Smith Kimball | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1857 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Died | June 13, 1934 (aged 77) |
| Parents | Heber C. Kimball Christeene Golden Kimball |
| Relatives | J. Golden Kimball (brother) |
References
edit- ^ "Early Mormon missionaries: Elias Smith Kimball", Church History website, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- ^ a b Paighten Harkins (March 28, 2018), "More and more LDS chaplains are bringing God, not necessarily a Mormon God, to the troops", Salt Lake Tribune
- ^ Whitney, Orson Ferguson (1908). The Making of a State: A School History of Utah. p. 272.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ James I. Mangum (2006), "The Spanish-American and Philippine War", in Robert C. Freeman (ed.), Nineteenth-Century Saints at War, Brigham Young University, pp. 155–193 – via BYU Religious Studies Center website
- ^ a b Jenson, A. (1914). Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Vol. 2. Andrew Jenson History Company. p. 55. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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