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KELLOGG


KELLOGG


Kellogg and a descendant of Bernardiis Swart- wout, an ensign in the American army in the war of the Revolution; of Samuel Kellogg, the first ancestor of that name in America, born before 1M2, died, 1711, at Hatfield, Mass.; and of Roeloff Swartwout, born in Holland, 1631, who came to New Neth- erlands (New York) about 1655. He en- listed in the Federal army and served as sergeant, sergeant- major and lieutenant in the 24:th Oliio vol- unteer infantry in 1861. He resigned his commission, Oct. 28, 1861, to enlist as a private in the 16th U.S. infantry. He was promoted suc- cessively, sergpant-major, 2d lieutenant, 1st lieutenant in 1862; was brevetted captain, Dec, 31, 18()2, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Murfreesboro. Teun., major, Sept. 1, 1861, for gallant and meritorious services dur- ing the Atlanta campaign and in the battle of Jonesboro. Ga.; and w^as promoted captain, Feb. 16, 1865. He was transferred to the 25th infantry, Sept. 21,1866; to the 18th infantry, April 26, 1869; promoted major and transferred to the 8th infantry, Dec. 26, 1888; lieutenant-colonel of the 10th infantry, Sept. 16, 1892, and colonel of the 6th infantry, June 30, 1898. He commanded tiie 10th U.S. infantrj' at the battle of San Juan Hill, Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 1898. was appointed brigadier-general of U.S. volunteers, Oct. 1, 1898, and was lionorably discharged from the volunteer service, Feb. 24, 1899. He was appointed briga- dier-general in the regular army, Dec. 5, 1899, and was retired from active duty, Dec. 16, 1899, because of disability incurred in the war with Spain.

KELLOGG, Edward, economist, was born in Nor walk, Conn., Oct. 18, 1790. He received a meagre education and on reaching his ma- jority established a business of his own in Nor- walk, and the firm of Edward Kellogg & Co., in New York city in 1820. During the business crisis of 1837 he became interested in the study of finance. He maintained that money should be issued b^ the government through a national safety fund, which should issue notes bearing in- terest at the rate of two per cent per annum, pay- able semi-annually in gold or silver, and thus save the extra interest demanded and the loss of money incurred in exchange with foreign coun- tries. He withdrew from business life and be-


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came a close student of finance and economics. He first published liis financial ideas in the news- papers in 1843, and then in pamphlet form, under the titles: Currency, the Evil ami the Rcmedi/. by Godek Gardicell (1844); Labor and Other Capital (1849). He died in New York city, April 29, 1858.

KELLOGG, Edward Brinley, pliysician, was born in Sheboygan, Wis., Aug. 21, 1850; son of Eliot Eaton and Hannah B. (Foster) Kellogg; grandson of Alpheus and Augusta (Dix) Kellogg of Jamaica, Vt.. and of John Stand ish and Theoda Williams (Bartlett) Foster of Boston, ]\Iass. His first an- cestor in America, Lieut. Joseph Kel- logg, from whom he was eleventh in de- scent, settled in Bos- ton in 1659. and com- manded the troops from Hadle}' in the Great Falls fight in King Pliilip's war. 16- 75. He was also eighth in descent from Capt. Myles Standish. He attended the district

school in Vermont and grammar school in Bos- ton, and was gi-aduated from Nunda academy, N.Y., in 1868. He was an editor and proprietor of the Jacksonville, Fla., Union, 1868-75, and one of the three partners who established the first daily paper published in the state. While in Florida he was correspondent for New York and Boston newspapers. He removed to the north in 1878, took up the study of medicine, was graduated from the medical school of Bowdoin college in 1882, and practised in Boston, Mass. He was married Jan. 17. 1879, to Minnie W., daughter of Isaac W. Bradbury of HoUis, Maine. He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Medical society and of the American Medical as- sociation, and became connected as medical ex- aminer with several large life insurance com- panies,

KELLOGG, Elijah, autlior, was born at Port- land, Maine. May 20, 1813; son of Elijah Kellogg of South Hadle}', a drummer in a company of minute-men in 1775. who enlisted Jan. 1, 1777, for three years, serving at Ticonderoga, and after- ward received a pension as a drum-major. He was graduated from Bowdoin college in 1840. and from Andover Theological seminarj'- in 1843; was ordained, June 18, 1844, and was pastor of the Congregational church at Harpswell. Maine, 1844-54. He was chaplain of the- Boston, Mass., Seamen's Friend society, 1855-65. and afterward devoted his time to writing books for young