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Kellogg, George – Kelly, Michael Joseph

Kellogg, George

inventor, was born June 19, 1812, in New Hartford, Conn. He has testified as an expert in noted patent cases, and has made many inventions, including a machine to make jack-chain at the rate of a yard a minute.

Kellogg, John Harvey

physician, author, was born in 1852, in Michigan.

He is a physician of Battle Creek, Mich.; editor of Good Health for many years; and the author of Ladies' Guide in Health and Disease; Home Handbook of Hygiene and Rational Medicine; Man the Masterpiece; and Plain Facts for Old and Young.

Kellogg, Martin

college president, was born March 15, 1828, in Vernon, Conn.

In 1893 he was elected president of the university of California, which position he still holds.

Kellogg, Orlando

lawyer, congressman, was born June 18, 1809, in Elizabethtown, N. Y. In 1840 he was appointed surrogate of Essex county, which office he held for four years. In 1846 he was elected a representative from New York to the thirtieth congress; and reelected to the thirty-eighth and thirtyninth congresses. He died Aug. 24, 1865, in Elizabethtown, N. Y.

Kellogg, Samuel Henry

missionary, author, was born Sept. 6, 1839, in Westhampton, N. Y. He is a presbyterian missionary to India; and the author of Grammar of the Hindoo Language; The Jews, or Prediction and Fulfillment; The Light of Asia and the Light of the World; From Death to Resurrection; and the Genesis and Growth of Religion.

Kellogg, William

lawyer, jurist, legislator, congressman, was born July 8, 1814, in Ashtabula county, Ohio. He served in the state legislature in 1849 and 1850; and was three years judge of the circuit court of Illinois. He was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-fifth congress; and was re-elected to the thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh congresses. In 1866 he was appointed chief justice of Nebraska territory.

Kellum, John C

lawyer, was born Aug. 6, 1867, in Harrison county, Mo. He graduated from the Missouri State university; and is now a successful lawyer of Phœnix, Ariz.; and assistant district attorney of Maricopa county. He has been United States court commissioner for Arizona; and has filled other prominent public positions of trust.

Kelly, James

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1805 to 1809.

Kelly, James Edward

sculptor, was born July 30, 1855, in New York city.

In 1883 he was chosen from among many competitors to make the five bas-reliefs which surround the base of the Monmouth battle monument. The subjects selected were Council of War at Hopewell, Washington Rallying the Troops, Ramsay Defending His Guns, Molly Pitcher, and Wayne's Charge.

Kelly, John

antiquarian, state legislator, was born March 7, 1786, in Warner, N. H. He was a member of the legislature; clerk of the house in 1828; and state councillor in 1846. He removed to Exeter in 1831; and for many years edited the News Letter. He died Nov. 3, 1860, in Exeter, N. H.

Kelly, John

public official, congressman, was born April 21, 1821, in New York. He was elected a representative in the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth congresses. He died June 1, 1886, in New York city.

KELLY, JONATHAN FALCON- BRIDGE, author, was born in 1818, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the author of Memoirs of Falconbridge, a collection of humorous scenes.

Kelly, Michael Joseph

jurist, banker, state senator, was born March 22, 1850, in Ireland. He was a senator of the Iowa state legislature for eight years; and president of the senate for two years. He was a member of the farmers' congress for three sessions; and president of the Williamsburgh Savings bank for the past thirteen years.

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