Francis Leonard Kellogg (January 5, 1917 – April 6, 2006) was an American diplomat, a special assistant to the Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford Administrations and a prominent socialite in

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Biography

Early life

Francis Leonard Kellogg was born on January 5, 1917, in

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'' Sun-Sentinel'', April 16, 2006 He was the son of Frank Leonard Kellogg (1870–1941) and Emily Baker (1876–1952). His father was the son of Frank Kellogg and Josephine Leonard. He was executive vice president of the Electric Storage Battery Company in Philadelphia. He was not related to the Kellogg cereal family. He was graduated from Choate School and

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. He served in the

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during

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Career

He served as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State

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and

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. He also worked for the

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Personal life

He was first married in 1942 to a great-granddaughter of John Wanamaker, Fernanda Wanamaker Munn (1920-1989). They had two children: Fernanda Kellogg Henckels and Christopher Gage Kellogg. After their divorce in 1971 he married Mercedes Tavacoli, who would later after their own divorce in 1988 marry

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Death

He died on April 6, 2006, at 775

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, in New York City.

References

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