Multnomah-Yamhill County OR Archives Biographies.....Haney, Bert Emory  April 10, 1879 - 
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     BERT EMORY HANEY, a member of one of the pioneer families of Oregon, is 
classed with Portland’s leading attorneys and has been the recipient of 
important trusts, becoming well known through his activities in the field of 
public service. He was born April 10, 1879, in Lafayette, Yamhill county, 
Oregon, and his father, John Haney, was a native of Massachusetts. His birth 
occurred in Springfield in 1850 and when a young man enlisted in the United 
States Army, in which he served for five years, fighting under General Custer 
in the Indian wars in the west. In 1876 Mr. Haney became a resident of 
Lafayette, Oregon, and was there engaged in the shoe business for a number of 
years. He was married in Lafayette to Miss Mary Harris, who was born in 
Oregon. Her father, Reuben Harris, was a native of Tennessee and came to 
Oregon in 1847, entering a donation land claim near Lafayette. He hewed a farm 
out of the wilderness and devoted the remainder of his life to the cultivation 
and improvement of his ranch, passing away in 1888.
     In the acquirement of an education Mr. Haney attended the public schools 
of Lafayette and was next a student at Willamette University. After leaving 
that institution he entered the law school of the University of Oregon and was 
graduated with the class of 1903. He chose Portland as the scene of his 
professional labors and in 1904 was appointed deputy district attorney for 
Multnomah county. For four years he acted in that capacity and in 1908 formed 
a partnership with George W. Joseph, with whom he has since been associated in 
the practice of law. Both are attorneys of high standing and have successfully 
handled much important litigation. In 1917 Mr. Haney was made United States 
attorney for Oregon and served for three years, meeting every requirement of 
that important office. During 1921-22 he was chairman of the state parole 
board and in 1923 went to Washington, D. C., as a member of the United States 
shipping board, with which he was connected for three years, rendering service 
of value to the government.
     Mr. Haney was married November 21, 1906, in Salem, Oregon, to Miss Jessie 
A. Holmes, a daughter of William H. Holmes, a pioneer lawyer of that city. 
Their son, John Robert, is nineteen years of age and a student at the 
University of Oregon.
     Mr. Haney has long been an influential figure in political circles of 
Oregon and from 1910 until 1915 was chairman of the state central committee of 
the democratic party. In 1926 he was its nominee for the office of United 
States senator and ran ahead of his ticket in Multnomah county, which he 
carried by a large majority. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic 
order, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree, and the Benevolent 
Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the University Club, the 
Portland Chamber of Commerce, and the Multnomah County, Oregon State and 
American Bar Associations. In every relation of life Mr. Haney has conformed 
his conduct to a high standard and his career reflects credit upon the 
profession which he represents. 


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 409-410

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