The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-09
col oNrL rLLFTT's CONDITION.
COLONEL TAZEWELL ELLET
A Brief Ske ch OF His Miiit ~, Political
and Business Career

Col. Tazewell Elicit Is a native Of Rich
mond, having been born and reared In
this city, spending his entire life here,
except during the period OF his college
DAYS and a few years spent on the FAMILY
farm i'm Hanover county.
lie comes from good old Virginia STOCK,
ana is the eldest son OF MI Andrew l..
Elicit. for many years prominent mer-
chant i'm this city and one OF KlchmoHd
highly esteemed citizens.
lie received a thorough education, which
commenced with his boyhood, at Stroth-
cr's' famous school, where ne carried Oh
the first hOnOrs OF his class.
He became IL cadet at the virginia MILL
fairy Institute in 1872, and graduated dt
the end Of four years with "a hlsh AGA
demic stand and the rank or second cap
TAIN I'm the corps OF cadets. Colonel I'll
iett is at present a member of the Board
of Visitors of the Virginia Military lh5tl-
tute. and has been a faithful member Oh
that body for two previous terms.
In the fall of 1876 he attended the Ia"
ecbooI AT the University OF Virginia, ana
took the degree or BdcheIor Oh Id" III
The military spirit which was marked
i'm the young cadet at the Virginia Mil
tary Institute remained WIN nm H"V,t t, -,
returned 10 Richmond, ana shortly altet
bfs return home ne was made duJuldh'
~ tho First Virginia Regiment. lie was
subsequently elected captain OF NonP"uy
l., Later he was again maze duJu'dtt va
"a peglnent their major, ana many
urllC,,l,ant-colonel OF the First steglmeht'
m,btcb was never under better dlSclpliuc
ar more effective than "heH 'ney WIZ
under his command - 4, tho mill
Atter serving eight years IN ne NM i,its
tary. his legal business anu for nm
mon his time made II necessary Ior MN
.P,"ttbdray from a life when was very
nleasing to his nature ,,,o+to, o, the
fmmediately after his graduation yn , llro
law school he commenced pIacllJtJ az 80
- ~, c.,,rts Of Richmond, ana rapluy -
the cboean profession. SIX months
H. H. ,or no entered into partnership ~" ~,
~ ~ NrcCuire under the tlrn-nahc vi -
c,,,ra K Ellett. and during tneir Du9'''0''
connection had a large pracuCc, ooiitics
Colonel Elletts pehcna,nn' ,,ben he MAS
Nc shown at an early age Wheh nc -, -
w. $3.50 'rasident OF an iniiuentltl DeIHo
crotic cIib. In 1850 he became d mem =,
~ the city Democratic NVll,I .,, 81 mar
eubseouentiy served as chalrlila,m IL IN
oon,nittee for three years, cohuuD .'l'5
Coiil llii'.t',I issue some of the haruesl-
Ssu',.,Tf hattles in the history OF the part
I'm Richmond. 49,. ,,,,, committee
he was elected menu seyved thereon
Democratic cOHihl'''~
lot eisn' tie nve years from 1883 to 1893
he was made chairman OF ihS l,.ii.' ,,d
a. committee for the Ihlrd ulstii,. .' - ~,
" .,.,oined in that capacity MS trpGttas'Y'tt
~ nrl aYHHe a "a 4
~, an organizer and watchtuI Suai N'"' "a
~ interests OF his party: IL ,,,a.
''i Th.. late Senator Barbour, VINO "a a.
~ HERMAN OF the Democratic parry ~
Virginia. recognized his aDlity, an 0o ~
MIN in conference, as one on NJ r. (,,,
III, ,1,ittee of zen. and he served IN tn'S III
,ninrtont advisory position TWO years. ..,.
~, m during this period Coiohed E.iS,.
t. was heard wherever the hBhI "as
49,, a nd in lS8i-oo he was Denocratlc
u, sser-at-large TOR the party III the
Iii first honor came in lsSS. when ne
MS ,,ode n cleveland elector.
VI a. The congressional campaign OF 1881
s,liilarei Elicit. at the urgent request OF
Sr3nyds allowed his name TO be used, ana
iIie It'll Gallant contest against Hon.
reorge ID. Wise and Judge T. II; Card
UelI FOR the nomination. Thus MS lie
etnne his manhood has been devoted to
tbe cause of his party.
The late campaign, or little more IMAM
.,,io weeks duration, in which he re-
,,"rsad long-standing conditions, and won
f-o,n the ranks OF one OF the strongest
and most popular representatives, IN the
cororass Of the United States sufficient
forces TO cause him TO retire from the
feld are matters Of recnt and well-known
history. -, .,.,u... ,,o-,,. ......
of age. and in the prime OF his powers.
He is we'll equipped for the high position
which he has been called 10 stand Tor,
unon the hastings and before the people.