Herbert Simms Kimble: A Brief Biography of the Texas Lawyer (1800–1865)
Published: 1952
Updated: February 1, 1995
Herbert Simms Kimble, lawyer, was born in North Carolina in 1800. He moved to Texas from Tennessee in 1835 and served as secretary of the Convention of 1836. He may have traveled to Texas with the group of Tennessee Volunteers that included David Crockett. Both men were sworn in for six month enlistments on January 14, 1836, at Nacogdoches. Kimble and two others left Crockett's party at Washington-on-the-Brazos. After the convention Kimble returned to his home in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he practiced law and was circuit court judge of his district for many years. He died on March 5, 1865.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Anonymous, “Kimble, Herbert Simms,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kimble-herbert-simms.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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- 1952
- February 1, 1995
