William Spencer Newbury

William Spencer Newbury (September 19, 1834 – November 19, 1915), commonly known as W. S. Newbury, was an American businessman, politician, and lawyer active in the U.S. Midwest and Oregon who served as the mayor of Portland, Oregon from 1877 to 1879.

Early life Newbury was born in Ripley, New York, on September 19, 1834. The Morning Oregonian newspaper reported. He declined to run, saying that serving would take too much time away from his business activities. He served a two-year term, from July 1877 to July 1879, during which time he maintained a good relationship with the city council. In the last "few years" of his life, he practiced law in Baker County, Oregon, but he returned to Portland about one year before his death, which occurred on November 19, 1915, at his home in Portland, about two weeks after he had suffered a stroke.