Jay H. Upton

Jay H. Upton
Oregon Senate President Jay Upton, 1922
26th President of the Oregon State Senate
In office
1923–1924
Preceded byDan J. Malarkey
Succeeded byGus C. Moser
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 17th district
In office
1921–1934
Preceded byGeorge T. Baldwin
Succeeded byN. G. Wallace
ConstituencyCrook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, and Lake counties
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
1911–1912
Preceded byWillis I. Cottel
Succeeded byOscar W. Horne
Personal details
Born(1879-04-28)April 28, 1879
Colfax, Washington
DiedDecember 30, 1938(1938-12-30) (aged 59)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionAttorney

Jay Hollister Upton (April 28, 1879 – December 30, 1938) was an American politician and attorney from the state of Oregon. He was a conservative Republican who served two years in the Oregon House of Representatives; and later, fourteen years in the Oregon State Senate. In the senate, Upton represented a large rural district in eastern Oregon. He served as President of the Oregon Senate during the 1923 legislative session. Upton ran for Governor of Oregon and for the United States Congress from Oregon's 2nd congressional district, but lost both of those elections.