John Bell Keeble

Background

Keeble, John Bell was born on May 13, 1868 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of Edwin Augustus and Sallie Dickinson (Bell Keeble.

Education

Preparatory education East Nashville Academy. Vanderbilt University, 1885-1888, Bachelor of Laws, 1888. Doctor of Laws, Southwestern Presbyterian U., 1919.

Career

Began practice as member Barthell & Keeble, Nashville, 1889. Now member Keeble & Seay. District attorney Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company City attorney, Nashville, 1895-1897.

Presidential elector (Palmer and Buckner), 1896. Professor of law, since 1900, dean Law school and professor constitutional law, January since 1916, Vanderbilt University President Monteagle S.S. Assembly, 1907-1917 and 1918-1921.

Politics

God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.

Views

Spiritual support, encouragement and challenge should be major strengths of a Christian community.

Membership

Member Barthell & Keeble, Nashville, 1889. Member Keeble & Seay.

Connections

Married Emmie Frazer, January 6, 1897. Children: Cornelia, John Bell, Sydney Frazer, Edwin A., David Maney, Emmie.

Father:

Edwin Augustus

Mother:

Sallie Dickinson (Bell Keeble

Spouse:

Emmie Frazer

child:

Emmie Keeble

child:

David Maney Keeble

child:

Cornelia Keeble

child:

John Bell Keeble

child:

Edwin A. Keeble

child:

Sydney Frazer Keeble