the Westmoreland and Commonwealth Clubs, as well as the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and the Confederate Memorial and Literary Society, J. Taylor Ellyson also raised funds and otherwise helped construct a new building for the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond's then-developing Fan District that included many murals promoting the losing Confederate cause. His father had served on the Board of Trustees of Richmond College, including as its president from 1886 until his death in 1890. J. Taylor Ellyson was then elected to the institution's Board of Trustees, and served from 1891–1919. Ellyson helped select the institution's longest-serving President, Frederic W. Boatwright, in 1895. He served as the Board's president from 1908 until his own death in 1919. Ellyson also served at least 31 years as executive officer of the education board of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, and also on the state mission board and the orphanage board. Death Ellyson left his statewide office in 1918 and died just over a year later. Like his parents, he is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. References External links Museum of the Confederacy 1847 births 1919 deaths Virginia lawyers Virginia state senators Mayors of Richmond, Virginia Lieutenant Governors of Virginia Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni Burials at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia) University of Richmond people 19th-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians Virginia city council members