Background
Fenton, William David was born on June 29, 1853 in Scotland Company, Missouri, United States. Son of James Davis and Margaret Ann (Pinkerton) Fenton.
Fenton, William David was born on June 29, 1853 in Scotland Company, Missouri, United States. Son of James Davis and Margaret Ann (Pinkerton) Fenton.
Bachelor of Arts, Christian College (now State Normal), Monmouth, Oregon, 1872, later Master of Arts
Read law, Salem, Oregon, 1874-1875. Admitted to bar, 1875. Engaged in corporation and general practice.
Counsel for South.P. Company Lincolnshire in Oregon, 1891-1917.
Retired from active practice.
Member Oregon House of Representatives, 1876.
Married Katherine L. Lucas, October 16, 1879.