The Bells and Keebles
- John Bell (1797–1869), Tennessee State Senator 1817, U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1827-1841, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1834-1835, U.S. Secretary of War 1841, Tennessee State Representative 1847, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1847-1859, candidate for President of the United States 1860. Father-in-law of Edwin Augustus Keeble.
- Edwin Augustus Keeble (1807–1868), Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1838-1855; member of the Tennessee Legislature 1861; Confederate States Representative from Tennessee 1864-1865. Son-in-law of John Bell.
Read more about this topic: List Of United States Political Families (B)
Famous quotes containing the word bells:
“I’m getting married in the morning,
Ding! dong! the bells are gonna chime.
Pull out the stopper;
Let’s have a whopper;
But get me to the church on time!”
—Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)