BIOGHAPHY. 5 



to promote it in the comiminitj-. As early as 1SG4, he participated in 

 the formation of tlie Hennepin County Horticultural Society, and, 

 in 180(>, helped to oryfanize the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, 

 beinjaf one of its charter members. He has rarely missed attending 

 the meetin<^s of the state horticultural and agricultural societies, 

 always participating' in the discussions and contributing liberally 

 to the literature of these societies. 



He has always been an exhibitor at local and state fairs, where the 

 tables seldom failed to show rare flowers and luscious fruits of his 

 production. As the city developed, the farm was platted into what 

 is now known as J. S. and Wyman Elliot's addition to Minneapolis, 

 which is bounded by Kif^^hth street, Eleventh avenue south, Franklin 

 and Chicago avenues and is one of the best residence sec- 

 tions in the city. In 1884, he retired from the seed and nursery busi- 

 ness and built himself a fine home on the corner of Ninth avenue 

 and Fourteenth street south overlooking- the Elliot Park, which 

 was a donation to the city from Dr. J. S. Elliot, his father. (A cut of 

 Mr. Elliot's residence is elsewhere printed in this issue.) The care 

 of his now valuable property coinpelIe<l him to open a real estate 

 office, where he may now be found under the firm name of Elliot & 

 Metcalf. 



In politics, Mr. Elliot has always been a staunch Republican. He 

 is now filling the position of alderman from the fifth ward of Min- 

 neapolis, being elected by the largest majority any alderman ever 

 received in that ward. He holds important positions in the council, 

 and is ex-officio member of the Park Board. 



At present Mr. Elliot is first vice-president of the State Agricul- 

 tural Society and chairman of the executive board of the State Hor- 

 ticultural Society. In the latter society he has held some ot'lice of 

 trust nearly every j^ear since its organization, being the first two 

 j'ears a member of the executive board, the treasurer for six con- 

 secutive years, then on the board again till he was elected president 

 in 1880. This ofBce he occupied with high honor for six 5'ears, until 

 he was compelled to remove temporarily to California. Returning 

 unexpectedly, he was elected chairman of the executive board, an 

 office he continues to occupy. To his efforts in large degree the 

 present success of the society is due, and his staunch loyalty to 

 its service is a tower of strength that never fails. He was made an 

 honorary life member of this society in 1882. 



Mr. Elliot is a member of the Park Ave. Congregational Church. 

 He has always contributed most liberally of his means and energy 

 towards its upbuilding and success. In the hours of its adversity 

 as well as of its prosperity he was ever found at his post, and espe- 

 cially a true friend in the hour of need, as it is his nature to be toall. 



The passing years have dealt kindly with Mr. Elliot. He is broad 

 shouldered, stout and stalwart. Though nearly sixty-one years of 

 age, his hair is only slightly sprinkled with silver and his move- 

 nieiits active. A life of energetic work and a mingling of rural art 

 with the labor of uplifting- others by the institutions of religion and 

 education have done much to keep him young in body and heart 

 and made his life a joy and blessing to his fellowmen. In the course 

 of nature, he has a ({uarter of a century of usefulness yet before him, 

 and it is the earnest hope of his many friends that it may be meted 

 out to him in full. 



