Background
He was the son of Sylvester Alonzo Kellogg (1838–1904, justice of the New York Supreme Court) and Susan Elizabeth (Averill) Kellogg.
He was the son of Sylvester Alonzo Kellogg (1838–1904, justice of the New York Supreme Court) and Susan Elizabeth (Averill) Kellogg.
He graduated Bachelor of Arts from Rock Point Military Academy in Burlington, Vermont, and Bachelor of Laws from Harvard University in 1892.
He practiced law at Plattsburgh, New New York On June 16, 1903, he was appointed by Governor Odell a justice of the New York Supreme Court (4th District) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his father, and was elected as a Republican to a full term in November of the same year. From 1918 on, he sat on the Appellate Division, Third Department
In 1926, he was elected on the Republican and Democratic tickets to the New York Court of Appeals.
He resigned on May 16, 1934 due to ill health.
He was buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Plattsburgh.