An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 398-399.

HON. ANDREW A. JAYNE is well known through central Oregon as a man of ability
and influence. He is one of the prominent attorneys of this portion of the state
and has made a record for himself both enviable and brilliant. At the present
time, he is residing at Hood River and is giving attention to the oversight of
his property, and the practice of law. He was born in Washington, Iowa, on
January 29, 1861. His father, Daniel Jayne, was born in Pennsylvania and the
family, of English extraction, dates far back before the colonies. He enlisted
in Company A, Twenty-fifth Iowa Volunteer infantry, in 1862 and served for six
months to defend the flag of the nation. Then he was taken by disease and died
at Napoleon, Arkansas, on January 18, 1863, a martyr to the cause of freedom. He
had married Martha A. Young, a native of Fleming county, Kentucky, who was born
on May 1, 1822 and died on June 6, 1901. Our subject spent the first twenty-five
years of his life in Iowa, gaining a fine academic education, after which he
went to Chicago and read law for two years in the office of his cousin, Edgar L.
Jayne, being admitted to the bar at the expiration of that time. Next we see him
in Colorado, located at Ouray. From that point, he moved to Arlington, Oregon
and commenced the practice of law. In the spring of 1897, he went to The Dalles
and had a private practice there for three and one half years. In June, 1894, he
was elected prosecuting attorney for the Seventh Judicial district, which
embraces Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam and Crook counties. In 1896, he was re-elected
and in 1898, the people chose him the third time for the same position. This
demonstrates beyond a doubt the popularity of Mr. Jayne who in such an important
office could only be sustained by integrity and ability. In the fall of 1900,
Mr. Jayne retired from public life and gave himself to the practice of law and
farming. In that year, he removed to Hood River, which is his home at the
present time. He owns one hundred and thirty-seven acres of very valuable land
about seven miles southwest from Hood River and has there fifteen acres of
orchard and two acres of strawberries. One hundred acres of land are tillable
and the estate is being rapidly made by Mr. Jayne a very valuable piece of
property.      

On February 13, 1890, at Portland, Oregon, Mr. Jayne married Miss Minnie M.
Sperry, who was born in Brownsville, Oregon, on July 18, 1868. Her father, John
L. Sperry, came to Oregon in 1852 by ox teams and now lives at Portland. He is a
mining man. Mr. Jayne has one brother, Robert A., a physician in Lane county,
Oregon. Mrs. Jayne has three sisters, Mrs. Dollie Halvor, Mrs. Ettie I. Burke,
and Mrs. Lou Lempke. The home of Mr. Jayne has been gladdened by the advent of
three children: Maurice R., born on February 13, 1891, in East Portland; Burton
H., born on December 26, 1893, at Arlington, Oregon, and Andrew A., born on
January 9, 1903, at The Dalles. They are very bright and interesting children
and Mr. Jayne has a very happy home.      

He is a member of the A.F. & A.M. and his wife belongs to the Episcopal church.
Mr. Jayne is a man of education and ability and is one of the leading men of
central Oregon. His wife is a lady of refinement and many virtues and they are
exceptionally popular people.      

In 1904, Mr. Jayne again determined to enter the political arena, being
repeatedly solicited by his friends, and so allowed his name to appear on the
Republican ticket for representative to the state legislature, and in June he
was promptly elected at the polls, by a good strong party vote. His services in
the halls of legislation are highly appreciated and his influence has always
been on the side of such legislation as the interests and the best wisdom of the
state dictate.



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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.