Background
Kellogg was born to Hiram Kellogg and Delia Rose Beecher.
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Soon after Kellogg"s birth, his family moved to Bloomington, Illinois, where he attended the State Normal University, graduating in June 1865.
Career
After serving as KSN"s president, Kellogg went on to become an attorney, state representative and senator, and the Kansas Attorney General. In January 1865, the Kellogg was appointed as Kansas State Normal"s first president Kansas State Normal presidency
After being named president of the newly established normal school in Kansas, Kellogg"s first class, which consisted of only 18 students, opened with the Lord"s Prayer on February 15, 1865.
Because funding, facilities, and teaching materials were limited, Kellogg was the one sole teacher, besides being the president
In August 1865, he added Henry Brace Norton, who graduated form Illinois Normal University, as a faculty member. Political career
In June 1871, Kellogg left the Normal School and moved to Arkansas City, Kansas.
While there, Kellogg turned to practicing law and later returned to Emporia in April 1875 to continue practicing law. After returning to Emporia, Kellogg was served as a State Representative 1877 to 1879.
After the state legislature, Kellogg was a Lyon County probate judge from 1879 to 1885, and then later returned to the legislature as a state senator from 1885 to 1889.
