Ensign H. Kellogg
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Ensign Hosmer Kellogg (July 6, 1812 – January 23, 1882) was an American
lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...
, businessman, and politician. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Senate. In 1850, he served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.


Early life

Kellogg was born in July 1812 to Elisha and Jane (Saxton) Kellogg in
Sheffield, Massachusetts Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,327 at the 2020 census. Sheffield is home to Berkshire School, a private prepa ...
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Business career

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


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, also in 1850 Kellogg was Speaker of Massachusetts House.


Massachusetts State Senate

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


1860 Republican National Convention

Kellogg was a delegate to the
1860 Republican National Convention The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16-18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the Republican Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. The conven ...
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Fisheries commission

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


Death

Kellogg died after a brief illness in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1882.


See also

* 1850 Massachusetts legislature *
1876 Massachusetts legislature The 97th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1876 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John D ...
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1877 Massachusetts legislature The 98th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1877 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Alexander H. Rice. John B. D. Cogswell served as Presid ...


References

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