Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
.ElLYs0N HOLDS UNIQUE
PLACE IN STATES REGARD
Hcfaring ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Has
Hold Many Offices OF
Trust,
LONG DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
Was Also National Democratic Com.
/ m1tteeHnan From Virginia-Wcll
!, Known In Confederate and Edu.
cational Circles.

ot c"h IN confederate and Edu
catfonaI Circles.
when L!eutenant-G overnor J. Taylo,
Eiiyson yields his savel to his sue.
cessor at noon tomorrow he will con.
CRUDE twelve years OF service as ex.
othcio president Of the State senate
ms duties as Lieutenant Governor q,
virginia. however. representing but a
comparatively small part OF his public
service.
Mr. Eliyson has been in public life
iorty years. the beginning OF his no.
liticai career coming when tho la te
rev. J. l.. ". Curry. D. D.. and Rev.
J. b. Jetcr D. H.. urged him to stand
lot election to vacant seat In the
hichmond City Council. since which
time he has been honored scores OF
,.mes by election to positions of honor
and trust in political. religious Con-
federate and educational circles.
-. Taylor Ellyson was born May 90.
1857. In the city of Richmond. his
parents having been the late Henry Is
and Mrs. Elizabeth +. (Barnes) ELY.
con.
WAR INTERRUPTS his
!. STUDIES UNTIL. APPOMATTox
L The war intcrrupting his studies ne
became member OF the second COM
oas VI nicHinohu tto"ltzerS, rema in
1ng with that organization until Apo.
mattox sent him back to his books
In 1853 he graduated ton n, Uni
versity OF Virginia. the same year maxi
Ing Miss Lora E. Hotchkiss. of low
ardsvillc. Va, his wife.
Upon entering the City Council he
took an active interest in municipal af-
fairs. and was soon made president of
the body. occupying that position three
terms. serving also as president of the
board Of public interests. In 1885 he
was elected TO the State Senate. re-
.tiring thercfrom in 1883 to become the
mayor of Richmond. which office lie
,held for three terms.
~ For more than twenty years he was
chairman of the state Democratic Com
mittee. retiring therctrcm At the Roa-
noke State convention Lf 1916 because
he had determined to become a candi-
date for Governor in the primary OF
1917. Touching tribute WAS paid by the
convention TO Mr.. Ellysons long and
faithful party service, and appropriate
resolutions were adopted in recognition
thereof. During his year: OF member
ship of the State committee Mr.. Ely
son was also member of the Demo.
cratic National Committee. and was
familiar figure at the national conven-
lions Of the party.
WENT TO LONDON TO
PEACE CONFERENCE
An interesting experience in the ca
reer OF Mr. Ellyson cam. in 1890, when
he was a delegate to the great peace
conference which was held that year
in London. He attended the confer
cnce with the late John l.. Branch as a
fellow delegate
On his return from London Mr.. ELY
son was named by Cover, or =. w. Nc
Kinney to serve a committee with
-
Senator Thomas :. Martin TO confer
with the foreign bondholders repre-
scented by the Olcott committee in an
effort TO adjust tie state debt. As
result Of several conferences the way
was paved for an equitable and salts
factory settlement, Under which the
debt is now being paid out
MIR. Eiiysou is pIesid ant OF the Con-
fcderate Memorial Association. which
was instrumental in the erection OF the
Confederate institute on the boulevard.
+, frequently referred TO as the Battle
Abbey. He SERVED as president OF the
Jefferson Davis Monument Association.
the Howitzers Association: was chair
man OF the city school DC ard for six
teen years: for decades has been a
member OF the board OF trustees OF
Richmond College, and il now the pres
ident of the board. and COR more than
forty yeare has been executive officer
OF the education board OF the Baptist
General Association OF Virginia. lie
has been three times president OF the
State Baptist Association. has been
rice-pres!dent OF the Southern Baptist
convention ana representative on the
State mission board. the clu .ation and
orphanage boftds. -
He servcG-- az" governor OF the Nj
vision of History. Education and Social
Economy of the jamestown Exposition.
lie is "A member OF the WcstmO-cland.
Comm onwealth and Cogu'.% Clubs.
Ills long experience III Legislative
bodies made him a most qualified pre-
dent OF the state Senate have given
general satisfaction TO the members Of
That body.
BROKE TIE VOTE WHICH
ENACTED ENABLING ACT
As the presiding officer Of the Senate
it was, in the session OF 1914. incum-
bent on him TO cast the vote breaking
the tie the enabling act, the result
OF which was the submitting of the
J. question of Statewide prohibition 10
F.. the people OF Virginia. He was can
: dida;e for the gubernatorial nomination
/. in the primary of August. 1917 and was
4 defeated By Westmoreiand Davis Of
: Loudoun.
. Probably no part of Mr.. Ellyson's
: iife-work gave him more genuine sat-
:. isfaction than that which has brought
him into close touch with young men
struggling fer education. He was
never appealed 10 In vain by them.