First Knox College President, built the first hotel in Galesburg, Illinois and attended the Anti-slavery Society Convention in London in 1843.
Rev. Kellogg embraced a movement that, at his time, was called The New School, which was a theological stream within the Presbyterian Church (it was as opposed to The Old School). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in 1822, and Auburn Theological Seminary in 1826. The Presbytery of Oneida ordained him for Presbyterian ministry in 1827. He was the founder and Principal of The Female Seminary in Clinton, New York (1833-1859), and served there again (1847-1861). He was the first President of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (1839-1845). He was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Marshalltown, Iowa (1866-1867), and at the Guthrie and Dexter, Iowa congregations (1870-1875). He helped organize some Iowa churches and would step in he help others. He and his wife had six sons and five daughters. One daughter went into missionary work; a son, Hiram Jr., became a Presbyterian minister. Some college honored him with a DD degree (Doctor of Divinity).
(The content of the preceding paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 207.)
Rev. Kellogg embraced a movement that, at his time, was called The New School, which was a theological stream within the Presbyterian Church (it was as opposed to The Old School). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in 1822, and Auburn Theological Seminary in 1826. The Presbytery of Oneida ordained him for Presbyterian ministry in 1827. He was the founder and Principal of The Female Seminary in Clinton, New York (1833-1859), and served there again (1847-1861). He was the first President of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (1839-1845). He was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Marshalltown, Iowa (1866-1867), and at the Guthrie and Dexter, Iowa congregations (1870-1875). He helped organize some Iowa churches and would step in he help others. He and his wife had six sons and five daughters. One daughter went into missionary work; a son, Hiram Jr., became a Presbyterian minister. Some college honored him with a DD degree (Doctor of Divinity).
(The content of the preceding paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 207.)
First Knox College President, built the first hotel in Galesburg, Illinois and attended the Anti-slavery Society Convention in London in 1843.
Rev. Kellogg embraced a movement that, at his time, was called The New School, which was a theological stream within the Presbyterian Church (it was as opposed to The Old School). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in 1822, and Auburn Theological Seminary in 1826. The Presbytery of Oneida ordained him for Presbyterian ministry in 1827. He was the founder and Principal of The Female Seminary in Clinton, New York (1833-1859), and served there again (1847-1861). He was the first President of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (1839-1845). He was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Marshalltown, Iowa (1866-1867), and at the Guthrie and Dexter, Iowa congregations (1870-1875). He helped organize some Iowa churches and would step in he help others. He and his wife had six sons and five daughters. One daughter went into missionary work; a son, Hiram Jr., became a Presbyterian minister. Some college honored him with a DD degree (Doctor of Divinity).
(The content of the preceding paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 207.)
Rev. Kellogg embraced a movement that, at his time, was called The New School, which was a theological stream within the Presbyterian Church (it was as opposed to The Old School). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in 1822, and Auburn Theological Seminary in 1826. The Presbytery of Oneida ordained him for Presbyterian ministry in 1827. He was the founder and Principal of The Female Seminary in Clinton, New York (1833-1859), and served there again (1847-1861). He was the first President of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois (1839-1845). He was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Marshalltown, Iowa (1866-1867), and at the Guthrie and Dexter, Iowa congregations (1870-1875). He helped organize some Iowa churches and would step in he help others. He and his wife had six sons and five daughters. One daughter went into missionary work; a son, Hiram Jr., became a Presbyterian minister. Some college honored him with a DD degree (Doctor of Divinity).
(The content of the preceding paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 207.)
Inscription
FIRST PRESIDENT OF KNOX COLLEGE.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
