Clara Cook Kellogg

Clara M. Cook Kellogg (December 30, 1861 – October 1, 1942) was an American political hostess. As wife of Senator, ambassador, and Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, she was socially prominent in Washington, D.C., and at the American embassy in London.

This article is about the American political hostess. For the American opera singer, see Clara Louise Kellogg.
Clara Cook Kellogg
An oil portrait of a white woman with grey hair, seated, dressed in greys and dark blue
Clara Cook Kellogg, in a 1929 portrait by Philip de László
Born
Clara Margaret Cook

December 30, 1861
Rochester, Minnesota
DiedOctober 1, 1942
Saint Paul, Minnesota
OccupationPolitical hostess
SpouseFrank B. Kellogg

Early life

Clara M. Cook was born in Rochester, Minnesota, the daughter of George Clinton Cook and Elizabeth Burns Cook.[1][2] Her father was born in Vermont and her mother was born in Ireland. Cook was a teacher before she married.[3]

Career

Kellogg was a prominent political hostess in Washington, D.C. and in London, while her husband held office as in the United States Senate from 1917 to 1923, as American ambassador to Great Britain from 1924 to 1925, and as Secretary of State from 1925 to 1929.[4] During her time in London, she was considered "charming" and "well-dressed".[5] She was honored by the American Women's Club in that city,[6] and represented the ambassador at the opening of the American Hospital at Hampstead in 1924.[1] She was especially close to Queen Mary of Teck.[3]

In Minnesota, she served on the board of directors at the state children's home, Sheltering Arms. She was also a member of the Ramsey County Republican Woman's Club and the League of Protestant Women.[1]

Personal life

Cook married lawyer Kellogg in 1886.[2] He died in 1937;[4] she died in 1942, aged 80 years, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[7] Her ashes were placed with her husband's, behind a memorial stone in the Washington National Cathedral.[3] The Minnesota Historical Society Library holds a collection of her papers, and a larger collection of her husband's papers.[8][9]

References
  1. Who's who Among Minnesota Women: A History of Woman's Work in Minnesota from Pioneer Days to Date, Told in Biographies, Memorials and Records of Organizations. M.D. Foster. 1924. p. 160.
  2. Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Company. 1914. p. 449.
  3. Hahn, Amy Jo (2022-08-08). Hidden History of Rochester, Minnesota. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 98–102. ISBN 978-1-4671-4953-2.
  4. "Kellogg, Champion of Peace, Dies as World Talks of War". Buffalo Evening News. 1937-12-22. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Davis, Maxine (1923-11-11). "Mrs. Kellogg is Called Charming". The Courier-Journal. p. 27. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Anglo-American Cooperation, Lady Astor's Plea at Luncheon". The Baltimore Sun. 1924-01-24. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, Statesman's Widow, Dies". Buffalo Evening News. 1942-10-02. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Clara Cook Kellogg and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society Library. 1923. OCLC 313814293.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. "Frank B. Kellogg: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
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