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Othman Ali Abbott (1842-1935) —
also known as Othman A. Abbott —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Born in Hatley, Quebec,
September
19, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1872; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; Lieutenant
Governor of Nebraska, 1877-79; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Nebraska.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Loyal Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 25,
1935 (age 92 years, 279
days).
Interment at Grand
Island Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
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John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) —
also known as John C. Allen —
of McCook, Red Willow
County, Neb.; Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill.
Born in Hinesburg, Chittenden
County, Vt., February
14, 1860.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
secretary
of state of Nebraska, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,
1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Monmouth, Warren
County, Ill., January
12, 1939 (age 78 years, 332
days).
Interment at Vermont
Cemetery, Vermont, Ill.
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Amasa Cobb (1823-1905) —
of Mineral Point, Iowa
County, Wis.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Palestine, Crawford
County, Ill., September
27, 1823.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1855-56; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860-61; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1863-71; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1875-76; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1878-92; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1884-86, 1890-92.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 5,
1905 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) —
also known as George W. E. Dorsey —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Waterford, Loudoun
County, Va., January
25, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; banker; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1882-84; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1885-91.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 12,
1911 (age 69 years, 138
days).
Interment at Ridge
Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
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William Pitt Kellogg (1830-1918) —
also known as William P. Kellogg —
of Canton, Fulton
County, Ill.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Orwell, Addison
County, Vt., December
8, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; chief
justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1861-65; colonel
in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1865-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1868,
1880,
1888,
1896;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1868-72, 1877-83; Governor of
Louisiana, 1873-77; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1883-85.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
10, 1918 (age 87 years, 245
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Presumably named
for: William
Pitt |
| | | Relatives: Son of Rev. Sherman K.
Kellogg and Rebecca (Eaton) Kellogg; married, June 6,
1865, to Mary E. Wills; second cousin twice removed of Jason
Kellogg, Orsamus
Cook Merrill and Timothy
Merrill; second cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Henry
Theodore Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842) and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg, Alvan
Kellogg, John
Russell Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903) and Charles
Collins Kellogg. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Frederick Manderson (1837-1911) —
also known as Charles F. Manderson —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
9, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Stark
County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1883-95; general solicitor, western
region, Burlington Railway
System, 1895.
Member, American Bar
Association; Loyal Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died on
board the steamship Cedric, in the harbor at Liverpool, England,
September
28, 1911 (age 74 years, 231
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
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