Later Life and Family
With the Cayuse War in 1848, Daniel fought against the Native Americans in Eastern Oregon. Earlier he had been a member of the Oregon Rangers volunteer militia. His youngest son William Waldo would later be president of the Oregon State Senate, and another son, John B. Waldo, would serve on the Oregon Supreme Court.
During the 1860s Daniel was involved with promoting the state’s wool industry. Daniel Waldo died in Salem, Oregon on September 10, 1880.
Read more about this topic: Daniel Waldo (Oregon Pioneer)
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