Elias S. Kimball

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Elias S. Kimball (May 30, 1857 – June 13, 1934) was a Mormon church leader, a businessman, and a public servant. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, to Heber C. Kimball and Christeene Golden Kimball; his brother was J. Golden Kimball.

Kimball was the first Mormon to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. Army, and the first in any branch of the U.S. military. He served during the Spanish–American War with the Second Army Corps Volunteer Engineer Regiment after being appointed to the rank of captain by President William McKinley around June 19, 1898.

He also worked in business with his brother. In politics, he served in the Utah Territorial Legislature (Territorial Assembly) from 1888 to 1889 and on the Logan city council from 1883 to 1884. In the church, he was named a Seventy by Joseph F. Smith in 1884 and again in 1894, and he later served as president of the Southern States Mission after his brother.

Kimball died on June 13, 1934, at age 77.