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sily Magazine," in 1868-69; ^^c ^^so was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. After completing his studies at the university, he entered business, and became actively iden- tified with the commercial life of Richmond for more than thirty years. He occupied rr.any public positions, having served as jiresident of the city council, and president of the board of public interests. In 18S5 he v/as elected state senator, and in 1888 re- signed to accept the mayoralty of Rich- mond, which office he held for three terms. He was for fourteen years chairman of the Democratic state committee, and also repre- s-ented V'irginia on the Democratic national committee. He was many times a delegate to the state and national convention of his ■[larty, and was a candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1897. He was- L-:rgely interested in Confederate aifairs, having been president of the JelTerson Davis Alonument Association, president of the Richmond Howitzers Association, and an active member of R. E. Lee and George E. Pickett Camps of Confederate Veterans, and has represented these camps in the general ct,nvention of United Confederate Veterans each year since the organization of that ct:nvention. Mr. Ellyson has always been interested in the work of education, and he served his city for sixteen years as chairman of the city school board. He is a member and vice-president of the board of trustees 01 Richmond College, and has been for thir- ty-one years executive officer of the educa- tion board of the Baptist General Associa- tion of Virginia. He has been prominent in the affairs of his denominations, having been for three terms president of his state asso- ciation, and vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention, besides being a rejire-

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scntative on the State Mission Board, the Orphanage Board and the Education Board of the Baptist General Association of Vir- ginia. He has been prominently identified with the social life of Richmond, being a member of the Westmoreland and Common- wealth clubs, of the Society for the Preser- vation of Virginia Antiquities, the Confed- erate Memorial and Literary Society, and many other well known organizations. He i.s at present lieutenant-governor of \'ir- ginia and I'.r officio president of the senate.

McCarthy, Carlton, was born at Rich- iviond. \'irginia, August 18, 1847, son of Florence McCarthy and Julia Anne Humes, his wife, the former named a native of Ire- land, who settled in Virginia, and was a highly esteemed merchant during his active career, and the latter named a native of Virginia, of Scotch parentage. Carlton Mc- Carthy obtained an excellent education in the academies of his native city, and had almost completed his studies when the war between the states broke out. his father and elder brothers enlisting in defense of the southern cause, and Carlton being too young to enlist. Three years later, after the death c f his brother. Capt. McCarthy, of the Rich- mond Howitzers, Carlton McCarthy en- listed as a private soldier in the same com- pany, and served until the cessation of hos- tilities. Upon his return to Richmond, he secured employment in a tannery, after which he became successively a bookseller and stationer, secretary of a building and loan association, and city accountant, and during his incumbency of the latter office introduced many reforms, and greatly im- proved the financial system of the city. He V. as honored by his fellow citizens by elec-