The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 567

JAMES A. MAJOR, D. D. S.

Dr. James A. Major, a successful practicing dentist of Yakima, was born in
Schuyler, Nebraska, April 16, 1879, a son of Oliver M. and Elizabeth (Armitage)
Major, who were early residents of Nebraska, where the father engaged in
ranching. He has now departed this life, but the mother still resides in the
east.

The Doctor acquired a public school education in Nebraska and New York and
afterward prepared for his professional career as a student in the Georgetown
University of Washington, D. C., from which he was graduated on the completion
of a course in dentistry as a member of the class of 1908. He then opened an
office in the capital city, there remaining until 1911, when believing that he
might have still broader and better opportunities in the northwest he came to
Yakima, where he has since remained. In the intervening period of seven years he
has built up a large practice which is most gratifying and which is indicative
of his ability in his chosen field.

Dr. Major belongs to the Masonic fraternity, having membership in the lodge,
chapter, commandery and in the Mystic Shrine. He is also identified with the
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and in club circles he is well known as a
member of the Country Club and of the Commercial Club, being in hearty sympathy
with the latter organization in all of its plans and purposes for the upbuilding
of Yakima. Along strictly professional lines he has connection with the
Washington State Dental Society and served for four years on its executive
board. He holds to professional standards and requirements and his ability is
manifest in the liberal practice that has been accorded him.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.