Quick Facts
Biography
Francis L. Kellogg (January 5, 1917 – April 6, 2006) was a diplomat, a special assistant to the Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford Administrations and a prominent socialite in New York City.
Biography
Early life
Francis Leonard Kellogg was born on January 5, 1917 in Manhattan, at 118 East 70th Street. He was the son of Emily and Frank Leonard Kellogg. He was graduated from Choate School and Princeton University. He served in the United States Army during World War II.
Career
He served as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger. He also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Personal life
He was first married in 1942 to a great-granddaughter of John Wanamaker, Fernanda Wanamaker Munn. They had two children: Fernanda Kellogg Henckels and Christopher Gage Kellogg. After their divorce in 1971 he married Mercedes Tavacoli, who would later after their own divorce marry Sid Bass.
Death
He died on April 6, 2006 at 775 Park Avenue, in New York City.