Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Layton, William B. 1891 - 
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     WILLIAM B. LAYTON.  In his special field of law practice, William B. 
Layton, of Portland, is regarded as an expert, as is evidenced by the 
remarkable success which is crowning his efforts, and he is today regarded as 
one of the leading attorneys of the Columbia River Valley. He was born in 
Butte, Montana, in 1891, and is a son of John J. and Ellen J. (Cotter) Layton. 
His father went to Montana in pioneer days, and he became one of the prominent 
and influential citizens of the commonwealth, being one of the first state 
officials after its admission to the Union. He was married there and continued 
to reside at Butte until 1910, when he and his family moved to Oregon, where 
he was identified with the dredging department of the Port of Portland until 
his death, May 11, 1928.
     William B. Layton was given the advantage of a good public school 
education and then entered the law school of the University of Michigan, from 
which he was graduated in 1912. He immediately returned to Portland and 
engaged in the practice of his profession, in which he has met with a very 
gratifying success. He specializes in business organization, management and 
control and his clientele has grown in volume to the extent that he now 
employs four other attorneys as assistants.
     In 1915 Mr. Layton was united in marriage to Miss Anne Keller, of 
Portland, and they are the parents of four children, Anne Jeannette, John, 
William and Richard. Mr. Layton is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order 
of Elks, the University Club, the Portland Golf Club, and the Chamber of 
Commerce, in which he served on the reorganization committee. He maintains 
professional affiliation with the Multnomah County Bar Association, the Oregon 
State Bar Association and the American Bar Association and among his 
colleagues is held in high esteem for his learning and ability, as well as for 
his sterling qualities of character, while throughout the community he 
commands the good will of all who know him.


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History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Page 283

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