William M. Keblinger

Member of the Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	Fourth Ward
Term Start	1854
Term End	1855
Biographical Information
Date of birth	December 7, 1816
Date of death	January 25, 1870
Spouse	Mary Caddis Jarman Keblinger
Profession	Postmaster of Charlottesville

William Maupin Keblinger (December 7, 1816 – January 25, 1870) was Postmaster of Charlottesville and a member of the Charlottesville City Council from 1854 to 1855.

Charlottesville Town Council (1852-1870)

Keblinger was elected to the town council in 1854. Receiving the fourth highest number of votes, he served one term until replaced by Oswald S. Allen.

In April of 1862, William M. Keblinger was appointed Postmaster of Charlottesville by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. At the same time, William Wertenbaker was appointed Postmaster of the University of Virginia. A member of the Republican party during reconstruction, he was removed from office in 1870.

Keblinger was married to Mary Caddis Jarman Keblinger (1821 – 1885, aged 64)

His son, Wilber J. Keblinger, enlisted in Company B, Nineteenth Virginia Infantry, in 1863. He was wounded in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg.

William Maupin Keblinger died on January 25, 1870 and was buried in the family section at Maplewood Cemetery.