René-Joseph Kimber
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René-Joseph Kimber (November 26, 1786 – December 22, 1843) was a physician and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.
He was born in the town of Quebec in 1786, the son of René Kimber, and studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël at Montreal. He apprenticed in medicine at Trois-Rivières, qualified to practice in 1811 and set up practice at Trois-Rivières. He served in the militia during the War of 1812 as an officer and surgeon. Kimber was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Trois-Rivières in an 1832 by-election and was reelected in 1834. He supported the Ninety-Two Resolutions but did not support the use of force. Although he opposed the union of Upper and Lower Canada, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Champlain in 1841. In August 1843, he was named to the Legislative Council.
He died in Montreal in 1843.
His daughter Harline married Henry Judah, another member of the legislative assembly. His sister Clotilde married Charles Langevin, who represented Hampshire in the legislative assembly, after the death of her first husband.
