Lewis G. Kellogg [SEP] position held
Lewis G. Kellogg
Lewis George Kellogg (May 17, 1856 – May 26, 1943) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography.
Kellogg was born on May 17, 1856 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. He attended Ripon College.
Career.
Kellogg was a member of the Senate from 1913 to 1915. In addition, he was an alderman, school commissioner, and mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.
of blacks celebrating suffrage.
When the Freedmen's Bureau closed, Lewis was appointed by Republican Governor William P. Kellogg as the United States inspector of customs for Louisiana, making him the first black man to have a civil position in the Federal service in Louisiana. In 1869, Lewis refused to support Seymour and Blair's presidential ticket, and as a result, Perry Fuller removed him from the position. Lewis became sergeant of the Metropolitan Police in New Orleans. He was successful in this position and was promoted to captain of