Daniel Kellogg (February 10, 1791 – May 10, 1875) was an American public official who served as a justice of the

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and in several other positions.

Early life

Daniel Kellogg was born in

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on February 10, 1791, the son of Daniel and Mercy (Eastman) Kellogg. He graduated from

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in 1810, and was a member of

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in

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in 1814.

Career

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and later a

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, Kellogg served as Windham County

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and Judge of Probate. He also served as secretary to

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(1823-1826) and

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(1826-1828). Having been active as an officer in the Vermont Militia, Kellogg was appointed adjutant general, and served from 1822 to 1824. In 1829

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appointed Kellogg as

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for the

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and he served until the end of the

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administration in 1841. Kellogg also ran unsuccessfully for the

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in 1833 and 1840. Kellogg served as president of the Vermont Constitutional Convention in 1843. He declined appointment to the Vermont Supreme Court in the same year, and also ran unsuccessfully for governor, losing the election to

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. He ran again for governor in 1844 and 1845, losing both times to

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. Kellogg served in the

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in 1845. In 1845 Kellogg was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court. He served on the court until resigning in 1850. Kellogg resumed the practice of law after leaving the court. In 1854 he relocated to

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. He was president of the Bellows Falls National Bank and a trustee of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane. He was a Unionist during the

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. He served as presidential elector in 1864, and cast his ballot for

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and

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. He also served in the

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from 1865 to 1866.

Death and burial

Kellogg died in Brattleboro on May 10, 1875. He was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro.

Honors

In 1853 Kellogg received an honorary

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(LL.D.) degree from the

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Legacy

Daniel Kellogg's law library is included in the Stephen Row Bradley and William Czar Bradley Papers, which were donated to the

by William Bradley Willard in 2002.

Family

Kellogg was first married to Jane McAfee of Rockingham. After her 1827 death he married Merab Ann Bradley of

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, the daughter of Congressman

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and granddaughter of

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Stephen Row Bradley. After Merab Bradley Kellogg's death in 1845 Daniel Kellogg married Miranda M. Aldis of

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, who survived him. Miranda Kellogg was the daughter of Vermont Chief Justice

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, and sister of Associate Justice Asa O. Aldis. Kellogg's children included Henry (1823-1844); George B. (1825-1875); Sarah B. (1831-1909); Daniel, Jr. (1834-1918). Henry Kellogg graduated from Williams College in 1843 and was a law student in the office of William Czar Bradley when he drowned while swimming in the

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was an attorney who served as Adjutant General of Vermont from 1854 to 1859 and

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of the

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Regiment during the

. Daniel Kellogg, Jr. resided in Brattleboro and held local offices including Postmaster. Sarah B. Kellogg married Henry A. Willard, the proprietor of the famed

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J. T. White
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Volume 22, 1932, page 450

References

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