Sumner I. Kimball

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Bowdoin_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1832-09-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lebanon,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:contributedTo formation of the United States Coast Guard
gptkbp:deathDate 1923-06-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sumner_Increase_Kimball
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sumner I. Kimball
gptkbp:knownFor reforming and professionalizing maritime rescue operations in the United States
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor organizing the United States Life-Saving Service
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
government position
gptkbp:positionHeld Superintendent of the United States Life-Saving Service
gptkbp:predecessor position established
gptkbp:restingPlace Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ellsworth_P._Bertholf
gptkbp:termEnd 1915
gptkbp:termStart 1878
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Life-Saving_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6