William P. Kellogg

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"(December 8, 1830 -- August 10, 1918) William Pitt Kellogg was a(n) lawyer, public servant, judge, soldier, collector of a port, governor, and American politician. Kellogg was born in Orwell, Addison County, Vermont and moved to Nebraska, Illinois, and then New Orleans in 1865. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855. William served as a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in (1860), was appointed as chief justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Nebraska (1861) by President Lincoln, was appointed by President Lincoln as collector of the port of New Orleans (April 13, 1865 - 1868), Governor of Louisiana (1873-1877) and served on the Illinois Volunteer Calvary. Kellogg was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate (July 9, 1868 - November 1, 1872) when he resigned to become governor. He was again elected to the United States Senate (March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883), declining to run again. Kellogg was elected to the 48th Congress (March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885). During his time on the Senate, he served as Chairman on the Committee on Railroads (47th Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=K000069]"

Member of Louisiana Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Louisiana Delegation—United States Fifteenth Amendment.

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