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'''Sanford Brown Kellogg''' (April 13, 1822 &ndash; April 14, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician.
Kellogg, third son of George C. and Clarissa (Brown) Kellogg, was born in [[New Hartford, Connecticut|New Hartford]], [[Litchfield County, Connecticut]], on April 13, 1822.   He graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1843.  He was admitted to the [[Bar (law)|bar]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], after three years of legal study, the last year being spent at the [[Yale Law School]].  He began the practice of law in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Mo.]], in partnership with Samuel Knox, in October, 1846. He was liberal and public spirited, and actively interested in founding and sustaining religious and educational institutions in Illinois and Missouri.  He was a member of the [[Missouri Senate]], in 1862-63.  He died April 14, 1893, after a brief illness, at the age of 71.
He was married on August 2, 1855, to Maria Louise, only daughter of the Rev. James Kimball, of [[Oakham, Massachusetts|Oakham, Mass]]. Their daughter was a missionary in China. He was again married on December 14, 1870, to Louise Parker, daughter of the Hon. James Allen, of Oakham, Mass., who survived him. Their daughter was a member of the class of 1894, [[Wellesley College]], and their son was a member of the class of 1895, [[Yale College]].
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