Sampson W. Keeble

Sampson W. Keeble (1833-1887) was an African American born into slavery who became a barber and a businessman and in 1873 became the first African American member of the Tennessee Legislature, serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Republican member from Davidson County.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Sampson W. Keeble" This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.


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