Carey, Charles Henry. "History of Oregon." Vol. 2. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer Historical Pub. Co., 1922. p. 383. OSCAR HAYTER Oscar Hayter, a representative of the Oregon bar, practicing his profession at Dallas, has spent his entire life in this state. He was born December 3, 1873, on a farm near Dallas, and is a son of Thomas J. Hayter, an honored pioneer of Oregon and a representative of an old southern family. The father was born February 8, 1830, in Franklin, Howard county, Missouri, and there attended school to the age of nineteen years, when he joined an expedition bound for California. He was first employed as a teamster for a large concern, transporting hay from the Sacramento meadows to the various mining camps. In August, 1849, he engaged in mining on his own account, but in the fall of 1850 sailed from San Francisco for Oregon, arriving in Portland at a time when it was but a small settlement with a few dwellings. He at once made his way to Polk county, where he took up a donation claim, but disposed of this in 1852 and returned to Missouri with the intention of bringing his aged parents to Oregon. But they were too frail to attempt the long journey and in 1854 he returned to this state, taking up his residence on a ranch three miles west of Dallas, where he engaged in stock raising. In the tall of 1855 he volunteered for service in the Yakima Indian war and in the following year disposed of his stock ranch, locating on a small tract of agricultural land three miles east of Dallas, on which he resided for more than a quarter of a century, adding many improvements to his farm. In 1884 he took up his abode in the town and there spent his remaining years, passing away on the 30th of October, 1918, at the age of eighty-eight years. He occupied a position of prominence in his community and in 1876 was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature, where he rendered most valuable service. He was a man of liberal culture, gained through judicious reading, and was largely instrumental in advancing the educational standards of the state, contributing substantially to the support of La Creole Academy and serving as a director of his local school district. In 1856 he wedded Miss Mary I. Embree, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carey D. Embree, and they became the parents of six children, namely: Eugene, who is vice president of the Dallas National Bank; Mark, a prominent dentist of Dallas; J. C., who is here engaged in merchandising; Oscar, the subject of this review; and Alice and Frank, both of whom are deceased. The son, Oscar Hayter, attended the district schools of Polk county to the age of ten years and then became a pupil in the public schools of Dallas, subsequently pursuing a course in La Creole Academy at Dallas. Following his graduation from that institution he took up the study of law and while thus engaged also acted as compiler of abstracts for the Clackamas Abstract & Trust Company. On the 9th of October, 1885, he was admitted to the bar and at once engaged in the practice of his profession, forming a partnership with Judge J. J. Daly of Dallas, an association which was maintained until 1800, since which time Mr. Hayter has practiced alone. Mr. Hayter also has important business interests, being a stockholder and director of the Dallas National Bank and the Fuller Pharmacy, and has made investments in farm property, having fourteen acres devoted to the raising of cherries. On the 20th of July, 1804, Mr. Hayter was united in marriage to Miss Bertha L. Puller, daughter of Hon. W. V. and Eliza (Stewart) Fuller, residents of Dallas, where her father is prominent in timber investments and horticultural circles. Mr. and Mrs. Hayter became the parents of four children, of whom one died in infancy. Those living are Elizabeth, Robert and Philip. Mr. Hayter has also attained prominence in Masonic circles. He was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Jennings Lodge, No. 9, A. F. & A. M., of Dallas, March 13, 1896; was exalted to the august degree of Royal Arch Mason in Ainsworth Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., of Dallas, May 27, 1897, and received the degree of Royal and Select Master in Hodson Council, No. 1, R. & S. M., of McMinnville, October 28 1897. In the Scottish Rite Consistory the fourth to the thirteenth degrees inclusive were conferred upon him January 10, 1899; the fourteenth degree, February 7, 1899 by Oregon Lodge of Perfection, No. 1; the fifteenth to eighteenth degrees inclusive were conferred upon him December 19, 1899, by Ainsworth Chapter, No. 1 of the Rose Croix; the nineteenth to twenty-ninth degrees inclusive, January 19, 1900, the thirtieth degree was conferred upon him January 20, 1900 by Multnomah Preceptory, No. 1 Knights of Kadosh; the thirty-first and thirty-second degrees, January 20, 1900, by Oregon Consistory, No. 1, of Portland; and the thirty-third degree, honorary, January 17, 1920. He also received the degree of Christian Knighthood in De Molay Commandery, No. 5, K. T., of Salem, Oregon, November 4, 1909; and is a member of Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., having crossed the sands of the desert on the 20th of January, 1900. He served as worshipful master of Jennings Lodge from 1898 to 1899 and from 1905 to 1906 and in the chapter he served as excellent high priest for six years, from 1904 until 1910. He was appointed grand master of the second veil in the Grand Chapter of Oregon, June 12, 1905, and by regular advancement was elected grand high priest June 10, 1912. In his political views Mr. Hayter is a democrat, active in support of the principles and candidates of the party. Since 1913 he has been a member of the state board of legal examiners and in 1918-19 he served as president of the Oregon Bar Association. He has been a member of the American Bar Association since 1908. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.