Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-30
ruE RUTLAND HERALD
Loyal &. Kellogg.


- this article /. announced. He died at
the old homestead of the family, at B9n-
am. on Sabbath morning. November 20
At Z o'clock, after distressing illness OF
two weeks, in the 55th year of his age.
No citizen of our county could have
passed away at his period Of lie, in ths
ripeness of his powers, euj yiog the high
regard Of all classes of his fellow citizens,
a. doe. Judge Kellogg. He WAC esteemed
a. an individual Of pure HE, friend con
,derate and f,ithful, a lawyer able and
sss Judge commanding the confidence OF
sll Just men, as possessing an incorup'ible
honesty of purpose, which sought to de-
clare correctly the law, and administer
Justice in accordance with its enlightened
preoapts With such pronunciation OF
hia virtues and estimate Of character one
might stop, for 1t expresses the eulogy Of
the man hut bis public services and ex-
ample demand a larger review of his pub
lie, Judicial and private life.
Loyal Gaze K-lloxg, son of Hon. John
and Harriet (Wocdward) Kellogg, was
born In Benson, February 10, 1915. Hi
father was long prominent citizen and
able lawyer, Ia practice at the Rutland
county bar, the associate of Rodney @.
Royca, Charles X. Williams. Robert Tenn
pa, Ch-unoy Ling Ion. Jonas Clark
G ,rdon Newell, Robert Pierpoint, Ronin
O Mallory, Phineas Smith and others who
m de the Rutland county tar in former
yetra among the foremost of the State.
The son inherited the strong judicial mind
and high qualities of character that dis
tinRuished his father, and in personnel
strongly resembled him. Loyal received
tIa education of the schools of his native
town, and fitted for College, at what acad-
envy or under whose instruction is IN
known to the writer. He entered Amherst
ssll.ge In 1882, graduating with honor in
1886 Among his classmates were Hon.
Alexander II. Bullock, Ex-Governor of
Massachusetts,, Hon. Ensign Fl. Kellogg
Of Pittsfeld, Mass, Rev. Roswell d.
Hitchcock, D. D of New York. and Rev.
Stewart Robinson, D. d, of Baltimore.
Soon after his graduation be entered upon
the study of law at Rutland, in the office
Of Phiueaa Smith, completing his studies
with his father at Benson. He was ad-
mitred to the bar at tho September term
e the Rutland county court in 1889. He
com enenoed the practice of law at Benson
In 1889. and there continued until 1859,
when he was elected Judge of the Su.
prone Court, and removed to Rutland in
1860, and returned TO Benson in 1868.
He represented Benson ia the General
A.sombly in 1847, 1880, 1851, 1859 and
1871. In 1s47 he WAS on the Committee
on Banks, and in 1861 on the Committee
IN Banks and Revision. Ia 1859 he wss
pl cod on the able committee of that year
on the Judiciary, which was composed Of
william Hrbard, D 'niel Kellogg, Loyal
c Kellogg. George W. Grandey and John
A. Child. He WIS also chairman of the
Committee on Roads and of the special
committee on the petition of Mathew
Halor4n for the Communication of the sem
,epCe for death TO mprisaument for life.
At the session Of 1871 Judze Kellogg
made r. uueat Of the Speaker that he
should not be- placed on any of the stand.
ing committees of the Hnuse, "a the con-
/ ditiou Of hiz health would not allow CON
tinuoua or ardroua labor. which 400 unit
n Tor hia not being at the head of the Judi
.nry Com mittee, TO which ha would very
properly have hecn assigned. He was,
however, on the Joint Committee on the
Library, chairman Of the committee on
the bill providing for general railroad
law. and elso On the committee on the
purchass Of an historical painting for the
St,te House.
Re was delegate from Benson In the
Cors'itutional Conventions OF l847 and
1910. He was slso one of the eight della
yatea from Rutland county 10 the Cons'i-
u,tonA Convention of 1857. AMI wss
.lgc,.d its President.
Fle ra4 been a director in the Bank Of
Ruluu1 and in the n tional Bank Of
Rulsnd for the past ten years. While
fusident Of Rutland, he was one of the
ye-'rymen Of Trinity (Episcop-l) Church.
Hi- last flisl srts were performed as
ohrirman of the committee 10 build the
Rutland County Court House. in which
he took deep interest. and gave much
time IN the preparation of the plans.
The degree Of Doctor Of Laws was con-
ferrod on Judge Kellogg at Amherst in
1859
He was elected Judge Of the Supreme
Conrt by the legislature of 1859 and an
n1,l)y "a. elected down to and including
1857, hut declined 10 accept the last cleo
ton on account of his health. in the fol-
lowing letter addressed to the Governor,
aud Hon. John Prout. of Rutland, WIS
ect d 70 fill the vacancy.
RUTLAND. Move mher 4, 1877.
To Ms F9ceHsoey .yoha B PagS, GogsrnOr
tIR II hereby decrne 20 opt he IF q OF
s,tt4nt jud 70 4 the supreme Court, for the Of
1a, year, 10 viii hav recently been e eosed
BY ma Gruer Il Asseu by.
TIL. sct which IL REM cred necessary bv the
s'n1,tIon of my heath, wtl sev-rrs'ations which
Aav Al says been pleasant 70 ne, and desire 20
az ONN'ny " Win Jne expression III my MOST
9a'eful scku Jwlpd gements for the honor cOr-
t-ir' on me by nine successive Il c'ions which
INsve cplved TO this Office. aud for thu gener-
ol' ndness by Y hioh have been sustained in
Very respectfully, sir, your servant,
L O. KELLOGG.
Since biz retirement from the bench, he
had interested himself II historical stud
e'' and had wri n many valuable com
unnications for the press on subjects con-
p''t'd with local history of towns and
'ns state. His last Published communi-
o'ion was in the Vermont Standard, |
p'oVinR from ffioial records that "Slavery
Dad no legal existence in Vermont" He
wrote history of the town of Benson for