Died 1937-12-21.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg–Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929.
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politics · American lawyer and statesman (1856–1937) · politician · judge · lawyer · diplomat · foreign minister · jurist · also Frank B. Kellogg, Frank Kellogg, Frank Billings Kellogg, Kellogg
Born 22 December 1856 · Died 21 December 1937 · Q193009
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1937· 2 entries
Endowed the Kellogg Foundation for Education in International Relations at Carleton College, where he was a trustee
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1929· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for his crucial role in bringing about the Briand-Kellogg Pact.
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1929).
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1928· 1 entry
Was awarded the Freedom of the City in Dublin, Ireland and in 1929 the government of France made him a member of the Legion of Honour
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1925· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States Secretary of State (1925–1929).
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1924· 1 entry
Was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, serving from January 14, 1924, to February 10, 1925
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1922· 1 entry
And, in 1923, he was a delegate to the Fifth International Conference of American States at Santiago, Chile
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1921· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1921–1923).
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1919· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1919–1921).
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1917· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1917–1919).
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1916· 1 entry
Kellogg was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from Minnesota and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923, in the 65th, 66th, and 67th Congresses
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1908· 1 entry
Was appointed to lead the federal prosecution against Union Pacific Railroad, under the Sherman Antitrust Act
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1907· 1 entry
Kellogg was honored as a Compatriot of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
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1906· 1 entry
Kellogg was appointed special counsel to the Interstate Commerce Commission for its investigation of E
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1905· 1 entry
Kellogg joined the federal government when Theodore Roosevelt asked Kellogg to prosecute a federal antitrust case
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1886· 1 entry
Kellogg married Clara May Cook (1861–1942), the daughter of George Clinton Cook (1828–1901) and Elizabeth (née Burns) Cook (1838–1908)
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1880· 1 entry
Became a member of the Masonic Lodge Rochester No
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1856· 2 entries
Born 1856-12-22.
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The son of Abigail (Billings) and Asa Farnsworth Kellogg
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