Ensign H. Kellogg
| Ensign Hosmer Kellogg | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire District |
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In office 1877–1877 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Berkshire District |
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In office 1853–1854 |
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| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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| Born | July 6, 1812 Sheffield, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 23, 1882 Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Campbell, m. 1841. |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, B.A. 1836 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
Ensign Hosmer Kellogg (July 6, 1812 – January 23, 1882) was a U.S. lawyer, businessman, 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.
Kellogg was born in July 1812 to Elisha and Jane (Saxton) Kellogg in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
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.
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.
Kellogg was in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1853-1854 and in 1877.
Kellogg was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.
In 1876 Kellogg was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to serve as a member of the Halifax Fisheries Commission.
Kellogg died after a brief illness in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on January 23, 1882 after a brief illness.
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