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Sampson W. Keeble
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| Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873–1873 |
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| Born | 1833 Rutherford County, Tennessee |
| Died | 1887 (aged 53–54) Richmond, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rebecca Cantrell Gordon |
Sampson W. Keeble (May 18, 1833 – a businessman and politician in Tennessee during the Reconstruction era. In 1872, he was the first African American elected to the Tennessee Legislature, serving from 1873 in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Republican member from Nashville and Davidson County.
Born into slavery in Rutherford County, Keeble became a barber. The profession enabled practitioners to build networks in the business community. At some time, Keeble moved to Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee, where he built his business. After freedmen were granted the franchise, he joined the Republican Party and became politically active.
A bronze bust of Keeble was dedicated in the Tennessee State Capitol in 2010.
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