Elias Lott was born in Coffee county in the year 1855. His father was Daniel Lott, one of the first settlers of the county, and was a young man when this section was inhabited by the Indians. Daniel Lott first married Lucy Peterson and eleven children were born to them. He afterward married Fannie Gaskins, daughter of David Gaskins, and eleven children were born to this union. Of the latter Elias was the third youngest.

In 1873 Mr. Lott married Tempie Douglas, a daughter of Robert Douglas of Coffee county. Ten children were born to them, five boys and five girls.

Mr. Lott is essentially a farmer. His father was a farmer, and while Elias was always a good trader, he, since his marriage twenty-three years ago, has been principally engaged in that vocation and has always lived on his farm. He has one of the best places in Coffee county, an as an index to his prosperity, he has never since he began farming bought a bushel of corn or a pound of meat. Personally Mr. Lott is of medium size, of pleasing disposition and is permanent in acquaintance. As he is known better he is better liked and among the people there is not a more popular man in the county.

In politics he is a thorough democrat. He is now for the first time in his life, asking the people for an office. The democrats of Coffee county realizing that they had a hard fight to make for a supremacy, cast about for the strongest man in the county to make the race for the legislature. Mr. Lott was the first man thought of for the position, but for a long time preferred to remain at home with his family. After much persuasion by the leading democrats he consented to make the race if no other democrat should offer for the nomination. Every one was too glad to have him for their representative, and no one offered for the place, and he was unanimously voted for as the nominee.

The populists, realizing that there was but hope to defeat him, prevailed on his brother, Mr. Dan Lott, to run against him. It is not likely that the latter�s candidacy will avail anything, however as many blame him for coming out against his brother. Mr. Elias Lott is much younger and more active, and he is making a campaign that is almost sure to win.

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