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.
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Famous quotes containing the word bells:
“The bells they sound on Bredon,
And still the steeples hum.
“Come all to church, good people,—”
Oh, noisy bells, be dumb;
I hear you, I will come.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)