Background
Kellogg, Spencer was born on June 16, 1851 in West Galway, New York, United States. Son of Lauren and Elizabeth (Miller) Kellogg.
Kellogg, Spencer was born on June 16, 1851 in West Galway, New York, United States. Son of Lauren and Elizabeth (Miller) Kellogg.
Graduate Gloversville (New York) Seminary. Studied under private tutors.
Entered linseed oil business, Amsterdam, New York, 1872. Private banker, Des Moines, Iowa, 1878. Manufacturer linseed oil, Buffalo, since 1879.
Now largest individual manufacturer linseed oil in the United States, with mills in Buffalo, Minneapolis, Superior, Wisconsin, and New York City.
Also identified with grain elevator business, manufacturer brooms and brushes, and white lead, paints, varnishes, et cetera President New York State Steel Company, Buffalo, 1905-1907.
Founder, 1911, and trustee Lincoln Memorial Hall, Hodgenville, Kentucky Charter member National Marine League.
Member National Marine League.
Married Jane Morris, April.