Ensign H. Kellogg

Ensign Hosmer Kellogg (July 6, 1812 – January 23, 1882) was a U.S. lawyer,[2] businessman,[1] and politician who served as a member of, and in 1850 as the Speaker of, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in the Massachusetts State Senate.[1]

Ensign Hosmer Kellogg
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
Berkshire District[1]
In office
1877–1877
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
Berkshire District[1]
In office
1853–1854
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Personal details
BornJuly 6, 1812
Sheffield, Massachusetts[1]
DiedJanuary 23, 1882[1][2]
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Political partyWhig, Republican
Spouse(s)Caroline Campbell,[1] m. 1841.[3]
Alma materAmherst College, B.A. 1836 [1]
ProfessionLawyer[2]

Early life

Kellogg was born in July 1812 to Elisha and Jane (Saxton) Kellogg in Sheffield, Massachusetts.[1][4]

Business career

Kellogg was president of the Western Massachusetts Insurance Company from 1857 to 1865, and the Berkshire Agricultural Society in 1860 and 1861.[2] Kellogg was both president of the Pontoosuc Woolen Company from 1861, and of the Agricultural National Bank from 1866, until his death in 1882.[1][2] Kellogg also developed the Morningside neighborhood to the north of Pittsfield's downtown.[1]

Public service career

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Kellogg was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1843, 1844, 1849-1851 and 1870-1871,[2] also in 1850 Kellogg was Speaker of Massachusetts House.[2]

Massachusetts State Senate

Kellogg was in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1853-1854 and in 1877.[2]

1860 Republican National Convention

Kellogg was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.[2]

Fisheries commission

In 1876, Kellogg was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes[1] to serve as a member of the Halifax Fisheries Commission.[2]

Death

Kellogg died after a brief illness[3] in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on January 23, 1882[2] after a brief illness.[3]

Political offices
Preceded by
Francis Crowninshield
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1850
Succeeded by
Nathaniel Prentice Banks

See also

References

  1. Sullivan, Brian (April 30, 2011), Day 120: Ensign H. Kellogg, Pittsfield, Massachusetts: The Berkshire Eagle
  2. Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston History Company, p. 353
  3. Cooke, Rollin Hillyer (1906), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Volume I, New York, NY: The Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 223
  4. Cooke, Rollin Hillyer (1906), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Volume I, New York, NY: The Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 221


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