George Kellogg (inventor)
George Kellogg | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1812 |
| Died | 1901 (aged 88–89) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Spouse | Jane Elizabeth Crosby (1816-1892) |
| Children | Clara Louise Kellogg |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Kellogg Auriila Barney |
George Kellogg (June 19, 1812 – 1901) was an American inventor and patent expert.
Kellogg was born at New Hartford, Connecticut in 1812 to Isaac Kellogg (1782-1824) and Aurilla Barney (1792-1861). George graduated from Wesleyan University in 1837. From 1838 to 1841, he was principal of the Sumter Academy in Sumterville, South Carolina. He was for some time a manufacturer in Birmingham, Connecticut, and was in the United States revenue service from 1863 to 1866. He established factories in England, was a patent expert, and patented a machine for making jack chains (1844), a dovetailing machine (1849), a type-distributing machine (1852), and improved surgical instruments (1853). He married Jane Elizabeth Crosby (1816-1892) and they had a child, Clara Louise Kellogg.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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