Ivory Kimball

Ivory George Kimball
Judge Ivory G. Kimball in 1909
Born	(1843-05-05)May 5, 1843 Jay, Maine, U.S.
Died	May 16, 1916(1916-05-16) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Lawyer, judge

Ivory George Kimball (May 5, 1843 – May 15, 1916) was an American lawyer who served as a police court judge in Washington, D.C., for 19 years. He was also the primary advocate for the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.

Kimball was born on May 5, 1843, on a farm near Jay, Maine. His parents were Wilbraham Kimball, Jr. and Anna L. Kimball (née Hatch). His ancestor, Richard Kimball, emigrated from Ipswich, Suffolk, England, to Boston, Massachusetts, arriving in America on April 10, 1674. The Kimballs moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in June 1846. Ivory Kimball was educated in the city public schools, receiving a high school diploma at the age of 16. This qualified him to teach, which he did from 1860 to 1862.

Kimball enlisted as a private in Company E, 55th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, an infantry unit. He became seriously ill during his three-month enlistment, and his full recovery took nearly a year. He was denied readmission to the military. (The illness, dysentery with internal bleeding, recurred periodically throughout the rest of his life.) He relocated from Indiana to Washington, D.C., where he was employed by the United States Treasury Department. He received his law degree from Columbian College (now The George Washington University) in 1867 and entered the practice of law.