Oregon
After returning to Oregon permanently, William Waldo attended Willamette University in Salem. He then read law from future Oregon governor and Senator La Fayette Grover, passing the bar in 1863. After practicing law for a period he entered politics.
In 1878, he joined the Oregon State Senate, representing Marion County as a Republican. He continued to serve in the 1880 and 1882 sessions of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, with no session held in 1884. During the 1885 regular and special sessions of the legislature Waldo served as the President of the Senate.
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