South Trimble (April 13, 1864 – November 23, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.

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South Trimble
27th and 29th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
In office April 4, 1911 – May 18, 1919 December 7, 1931 – November 23, 1946
Preceded by	Alexander McDowell William Tyler Page
Succeeded by	William Tyler Page Harry Newlin Megill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907
Preceded by	June Ward Gayle
Succeeded by	William P. Kimball
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office 1898–1900
Personal details
Born	(1864-04-13)April 13, 1864 Wolfe County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	November 23, 1946(1946-11-23) (aged 82) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Frankfort Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Farmer politician

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Born near Hazel Green, Kentucky, to Asberry Trimble who was killed by his brother in law, Edward Hensley as he was putting his slaves to work at the Trimble Tannery during the American Civil War on October 15, 1864. Trimble's mother bought and moved to a Franklin County, Kentucky home where he attended the public schools of Frankfort and Excelsior Institute.

He engaged in agricultural pursuits near Frankfort, Kentucky, including turkey farming. In 1913, Trimble became the second person to present a turkey to the President of the United States, hoping to break the 40-year monopoly that Horace Vose, the Westerly, Rhode Island turkey farmer who had provided the President's turkeys since 1873, had on the practice. Trimble was insistent that his turkeys, though smaller than Vose's, were more flavorful due to more red pepper in their diets. No record exists of whether or not Trimble or Vose won out, but Vose's death later in 1913 ensured a heated rivalry over the ensuing decades for the honors that was not settled until the National Turkey Federation took over in 1947.^[1]

He served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1898-1900 and as Speaker in 1900, and was "married November 24, 1885, to Miss Carrie Bell Allan, of Galveston, Tex."^[2]

Trimble was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907).^[2] He did not seek renomination in 1906, and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. He was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, first, from April 4, 1911, to May 18, 1919.^[3]

He retired from public life and operated a plantation near Selma, Alabama.

He again served as Clerk of the House of Representatives from December 7, 1931, until his death in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1946.^[3] He was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky.