William Kellogg (Illinois)
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William Kellogg was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
and chief justice
of the Nebraska Territory
.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ohio, Kellogg attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Canton, Illinois
.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
in 1849 and 1850.
He served as judge of the state circuit court, 1850–1855.
Kellogg was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-fifth
, Thirty-sixth
, and Thirty-seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1857–March 3, 1863).
He moved to Peoria, Illinois
, in 1864.
He was appointed by President Andrew Johnson to the position of chief justice of Nebraska Territory
in 1865, and served until 1867.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the Peoria (Illinois) district 1867–1869.
He moved to Mississippi
in 1869, having been appointed to a judgeship under the prevailing provisional government. Upon the readmission of Mississippi to representation he was an unsuccessful candidate to the Forty-first
Congress in 1869 and shortly afterward returned to Illinois.
He died in Peoria, Illinois
, on December 20, 1872.
He was interred in Springdale Cemetery
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and chief justice
Chief Justice
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of the Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory
The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854...
.
Born in Kelloggsville, Ohio, Kellogg attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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and commenced practice in Canton, Illinois
Canton, Illinois
Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois in the United States. The population was 18,288 as of the 2000 Census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is in turn part of the wider Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area .-Geography:Canton is...
.
He served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
in 1849 and 1850.
He served as judge of the state circuit court, 1850–1855.
Kellogg was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
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, Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
, and Thirty-seventh
37th United States Congress
The Thirty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863, during the first two...
Congresses (March 4, 1857–March 3, 1863).
He moved to Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, in 1864.
He was appointed by President Andrew Johnson to the position of chief justice of Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory
The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854...
in 1865, and served until 1867.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the Peoria (Illinois) district 1867–1869.
He moved to Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
in 1869, having been appointed to a judgeship under the prevailing provisional government. Upon the readmission of Mississippi to representation he was an unsuccessful candidate to the Forty-first
41st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress in 1869 and shortly afterward returned to Illinois.
He died in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, on December 20, 1872.
He was interred in Springdale Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery is a historic, non-sectarian, active cemetery in the United States city of Peoria, Illinois. It was chartered in 1855, received its first interment in 1857, and has over 70,000 bodies. It contains a public mausoleum and 15 private mausoleums.The property was acquired in 1854,...
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