Orlando Kellogg

Orlando Kellogg (June 18, 1809  August 24, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction.

Orlando Kellogg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byErastus D. Culver
Succeeded byGeorge R. Andrews
Constituency14th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – August 24, 1865
Preceded byWilliam A. Wheeler
Succeeded byRobert S. Hale
Constituency16th district
Personal details
Born(1809-06-18)June 18, 1809
Elizabethtown, New York
DiedAugust 24, 1865(1865-08-24) (aged 56)
Elizabethtown, New York
Political partyWhig (before 1860)
Republican
RelativesLa Fayette Kellogg (brother)
OccupationLawyer
Orlando Kellogg

Biography

Kellogg was born in Elizabethtown, New York and Kellogg pursued an academic course. He engaged in the carpentry trade in his early youth. He went on to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1838, and commenced practice in Elizabethtown. He served as surrogate of Essex County 1840–1844.

Kellogg was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. He resumed the practice of his profession in Elizabethtown, New York. He served as a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.

Kellogg was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1863, until his death in Elizabethtown, New York, August 24, 1865. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.

State Senator Rowland C. Kellogg (1843–1911) was his son.

See also

References

  • United States Congress. "Orlando Kellogg (id: K000066)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-13

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