Portrait of Edward Kellogg

Edward Kellogg

Business leaders

🇺🇸 United States

American economist (1790-1858)

About Edward Kellogg

Edward Kellogg (October 18, 1790, in Norwalk, Connecticut – April 29, 1858, in New York) was a businessman and economist. Influenced by his experience in the Panic of 1837, he became an early advocate of fiat money. His ideas later influenced the Greenback movement and the Populist Party.

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Known for
Usury, Remarks upon usury and its effects, Currency: the evil and the remedy
Born
1790-10-18
Died
1858-04-29

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