Sidney Kimber

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Sir Sidney Guy Kimber (5 November 1873 – 8 October 1949) was a British politician from Highfield, Southampton. He became a councillor in 1910 and served as mayor of Southampton for two consecutive terms from November 1918 to November 1920. After his mayoralty, he became an alderman. Kimber helped build the Civic Centre and the Southampton Sports Centre, which includes the municipal golf course. He was knighted in 1935 for his public service and later wrote his memoir, Thirty Eight Years of Public Life in Southampton.