William T. Vinton

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.