Background
Elliott, John Mackay was born on October 6, 1844 in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States. Son of Doctor Ralph Emms and Margaret Couper (Mackay) Elliott.
Elliott, John Mackay was born on October 6, 1844 in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States. Son of Doctor Ralph Emms and Margaret Couper (Mackay) Elliott.
Student Georgia Military Institute, Marietta, 1861-1862. Private 54th Georgia Regiment, C.S.A., 1863-1865.
Began as receiving teller, Central Rail Road Bank, Savannah, Georgia, 1866. Removed to California, 1870. Cashier Los Angeles Company Bank, 1874-1880.
Assistant cashier, First National Bank of Las Angeles (now Los Angeles-First National Trust & Savings Bank), 1881-1884, cashier, 1884-1892, president 1892-1917, now Chairman of the Board.
President Los Angeles Cemetery Association.
Member School Board, 1884-1885, Water Board, 1901-1907, Los Los Angeles
Married Alice Ingram Peel, December 31, 1873 (died 1902). Children: Mistress Mary Richards, Robert Peel.