Edwin Augustus Keeble

Edwin Augustus Keeble (February 14, 1807 – August 26, 1868) was a Tennessee politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

Early life Keeble was born on February 14, 1807, in Cumberland County, Virginia. He later moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee.

Career Keeble served as mayor of Murfreesboro from 1838 to 1855. The 6th district was under Union occupation at the time of the election and civilian voting was done by refugees.

As was true of many congressmen whose districts were under Union occupation, Keeble was a strong supporter of the Davis administration, part of a voting bloc that approved "higher taxes that would not be levied on their constituents and for tougher conscription laws that would take no men from their districts."

Personal life and death Keeble married Sally Bell, the daughter of U.S. presidential candidate John Bell. He was buried in Rutherford County, and later re-buried in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.