William T. Vinton

William T. Vinton
Oregon senate president W. T. Vinton, 1913
24th President of the Oregon State Senate
In office
1919–1920
Preceded byGus C. Moser
Succeeded byRoy W. Ritner
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 10th district
In office
1915–1921
Preceded byJ. L. Hoskins
Succeeded byPeter C. Zimmerman
ConstituencyYamhill County
Personal details
Born
William Thomas Vinton

(1865-06-16)June 16, 1865
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedAugust 8, 1945(1945-08-08) (aged 80)
McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Minnie May Wood
(m. 1892)
Children1
ProfessionAttorney

William Thomas Vinton (June 16, 1865 – August 8, 1945), known as W. T. Vinton or Billy Vinton, was an American attorney and politician from McMinnville, Oregon. He represented Yamhill County in the Oregon State Senate from 1915 through 1922, as a conservative Republican. He was president of the state senate from 1919 through 1920. In that capacity, he served as acting governor for two short periods in 1919 while the elected governor was out of the state. Vinton was a successful attorney who practiced law from 1892 until his death in 1945.