William Jasper Minto, b. 1855 Salem, Oregon
Oregon Republican League:
Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 248.
MINTO, WILLIAM JASPER, of Salem, was born near Salem, Oregon, April 25, 1855, and learned early to become a blacksmith and a moulder. From 1876 to 1879 he was engaged in the sheep business in Eastern Oregon. In 1880 he embarked in the truck and dray business in Salem, and has now an extensive livery business. He is an active Republican and has attended conventions and league meetings frequently. He served one term in the Salem city council. In 1895 he was appointed County Treasurer, and is now nominated for election to that office.
-Tony Larson