aka "Aaron E. Waite" There are many published articles on his life.
WikiTree - Wait-476
Wikipedia - Aaron E. Waite
A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in Three Parts: I. by Daniel White Wells, Reuben Field Wells
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Ancestors:
Son of Aaron Wait & Sarah "Sally" Morton Wait Turner
Aaron's (1780 Whately, Franklin, MA - 1814 enroute to home from battle in the War of 1812) gravesite has not been found. Aaron is the son of Joel Wait (1754 MA - 1834 MA) & Deborah Blood (1753-1829). Joel's DAR - # A120282
Sarah "Sally" (13 Aug 1785 MA - prob. Summit, OH where her family had migrated) m. (2) David Turner ca. 1817 in MA. Her gravesite has not been found. Her parents were Solomon Morton (1763 MA - 1806 OH) & Eunice Tower (1764 MA - OH). Solomon's DAR - Ancestor #: A081905. Eunice's WikiTree - Tower-3180.
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Judge Aaron E. Wait was the first Chief Justice under the organized State of Oregon.
He was born in Franklin County, Massachusetts, December 26. 1813.
His ancestors were nearly all military men and his father died while in the service of his country, in the "War of 1812," shortly after the birth of the subject of this sketch. Judge Wait was raised partly by his grandfather and later by an uncle, with whom he lived until he was fourteen years of age. He was then apprenticed to a broom maker and worked at the trade for four years, saving his earnings. During the latter part of his apprenticeship he was enabled to attend school. When he was twenty years old he went to the State of New York, and thence to Flatbush, Long Island, and obtained employment as assistant teacher in Erasmus Hall. After a time he returned to Massachusetts and remained until 1837, when he started West, going as far as Centerville, Michigan, which was then considered a long ways west from Massachusetts.
Here he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842, becoming secretary to Gov. John S. Barry of Michigan. After a residence of ten years in Michigan he started West again in 1847, with a train of forty wagons going to Oregon. On the way he overtook his friend Judge Lancaster and family, and the two then left the train with their wagons and outfits and came the remainder of the journey together, arriving at Oregon City, then the chief center of population of Oregon. Judge Wait immediately began the practice of law, at the same time assisting in the publication of the first newspaper of Oregon, "The Oregon Spectator," which was published at that place. In 1849, in the midst of the excitement of the "gold fever" in California, Judge Wait went to that state and engaged for some time in placer mining. He returned to Oregon in the early '50's and resumed the practice of his profession. In 1859 he was elected a Justice of the Supreme Court and became Chief Justice under the State Government in Oregon. After retiring from the Supreme Bench, for more than thirty years Judge Wait did not actively engage in the practice of law, but devoted his time mostly to the management of his extensive land holdings in the States of Washington and Oregon, and lived the greater portion of the time on a 600-acre farm in Clackamas County, not
far from Portland. In 1891 he removed from his farm to Portland, where he resided until the time of his death. Judge Wait was one of the thrifty, hardy pioneers of the state, and although somewhat peculiar in some of his habits and ways, his life work is intimately interwoven with the early history of the state. He died on his 600 acre farm near Canby in Clackamas County on 12 December 1898 at the age of 84.
He married first to: Mary Ann Sprenger in Linn City, Clackamas Co, Oregon Territory in May of 1853. She gave birth to 3 children, only one son surviving to adulthood, Charles Nicholas b 1856 d 1939. Mary Ann died apparently from complications during birth of their baby girl who did not live; both deaths being in March 1859. Such a tumultuous time as he was being appointed as Oregon's first Chief Justice after statehood for Oregon that same year. He married second time to: Catherine Maria Quivery 31 May 1860 who bore him 3 daughters, only 1 who lived to adulthood, Anna Evaline b 1864. Catherine d 1888, 10 yrs before Judge Wait.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron E. Waite
4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
10th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
Personal details
Born December 26, 1813 Whately, Massachusetts
Died December 12, 1898 (aged 84) near Canby, Oregon
Aaron E. Waite (December 26, 1813 - December 12, 1898) was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1859 to 1862. He was the first chief justice after Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859. A Massachusetts native, Waite also served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature.
Early life
Aaron Waite (sometimes spelled "Wait") was born on December 26, 1813, in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he was raised by his grandfather and an uncle. His father had died as a soldier in the War of 1812. At the age of 14 he became an apprentice broom maker, working for four years until also enrolling in school for two years. Waite then moved to New York at the age of 20.
Once there he taught as an assistant teacher on Long Island at Flatbush in Erasmus Hall. Waite then returned to Massachusetts before moving west in 1837 and settled in Michigan. He settled in Centreville where he studied law under judge Columbia Lancaster and was admitted to the bar in 1842. Later he became the military secretary for governor John S. Barry of Michigan.
Oregon
In 1847, Waite headed to the Oregon Country in a wagon train of 40 wagons. This included Judge Lancaster and Lancaster's family. Once in Oregon he set up a law practice in Oregon City, Oregon, and worked on the Oregon Spectator newspaper. Waite then fought in the Cayuse War before leaving for the gold fields of California in 1849, only to return within a few years.
Politics
Upon returning he was elected as a commissioner to audit the claims from the Cayuse War. Then in 1852 he served in the Oregon Territory House of Representatives. Following an absence from the legislature he returned as a member of the upper chamber Council in 1857 and 1858 serving as a Democrat.
In 1858 he ran and was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court.[6] Prior to this the judges were appointed by the U.S. President as Oregon was still a territory. Wait's term began in 1859 and he served on the state's highest court until resigning on May 1, 1862. During that same time he served as the chief justice of the court.
In July 1867, Waite was elected mayor by the Portland city council following the death of Thomas J. Holmes, who had died the morning after his election. Waite declined the nomination due to ill health and J. A. Chapman was elected instead.
Later years
Waite married twice and had a total of six children, of which both of his wives and four of the children died before him. After serving on the court he retired to his 600-acre (2.4 km2) farm that was located in Clackamas County. In 1891 he moved to Portland, Oregon, with most of his time in retirement spent managing his land holdings in the Pacific Northwest. Aaron E. Waite died on his farm near Canby on December 12, 1898, at the age of 84.
WikiTree - Wait-476
Wikipedia - Aaron E. Waite
A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in Three Parts: I. by Daniel White Wells, Reuben Field Wells
-----------------------
Ancestors:
Son of Aaron Wait & Sarah "Sally" Morton Wait Turner
Aaron's (1780 Whately, Franklin, MA - 1814 enroute to home from battle in the War of 1812) gravesite has not been found. Aaron is the son of Joel Wait (1754 MA - 1834 MA) & Deborah Blood (1753-1829). Joel's DAR - # A120282
Sarah "Sally" (13 Aug 1785 MA - prob. Summit, OH where her family had migrated) m. (2) David Turner ca. 1817 in MA. Her gravesite has not been found. Her parents were Solomon Morton (1763 MA - 1806 OH) & Eunice Tower (1764 MA - OH). Solomon's DAR - Ancestor #: A081905. Eunice's WikiTree - Tower-3180.
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Judge Aaron E. Wait was the first Chief Justice under the organized State of Oregon.
He was born in Franklin County, Massachusetts, December 26. 1813.
His ancestors were nearly all military men and his father died while in the service of his country, in the "War of 1812," shortly after the birth of the subject of this sketch. Judge Wait was raised partly by his grandfather and later by an uncle, with whom he lived until he was fourteen years of age. He was then apprenticed to a broom maker and worked at the trade for four years, saving his earnings. During the latter part of his apprenticeship he was enabled to attend school. When he was twenty years old he went to the State of New York, and thence to Flatbush, Long Island, and obtained employment as assistant teacher in Erasmus Hall. After a time he returned to Massachusetts and remained until 1837, when he started West, going as far as Centerville, Michigan, which was then considered a long ways west from Massachusetts.
Here he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842, becoming secretary to Gov. John S. Barry of Michigan. After a residence of ten years in Michigan he started West again in 1847, with a train of forty wagons going to Oregon. On the way he overtook his friend Judge Lancaster and family, and the two then left the train with their wagons and outfits and came the remainder of the journey together, arriving at Oregon City, then the chief center of population of Oregon. Judge Wait immediately began the practice of law, at the same time assisting in the publication of the first newspaper of Oregon, "The Oregon Spectator," which was published at that place. In 1849, in the midst of the excitement of the "gold fever" in California, Judge Wait went to that state and engaged for some time in placer mining. He returned to Oregon in the early '50's and resumed the practice of his profession. In 1859 he was elected a Justice of the Supreme Court and became Chief Justice under the State Government in Oregon. After retiring from the Supreme Bench, for more than thirty years Judge Wait did not actively engage in the practice of law, but devoted his time mostly to the management of his extensive land holdings in the States of Washington and Oregon, and lived the greater portion of the time on a 600-acre farm in Clackamas County, not
far from Portland. In 1891 he removed from his farm to Portland, where he resided until the time of his death. Judge Wait was one of the thrifty, hardy pioneers of the state, and although somewhat peculiar in some of his habits and ways, his life work is intimately interwoven with the early history of the state. He died on his 600 acre farm near Canby in Clackamas County on 12 December 1898 at the age of 84.
He married first to: Mary Ann Sprenger in Linn City, Clackamas Co, Oregon Territory in May of 1853. She gave birth to 3 children, only one son surviving to adulthood, Charles Nicholas b 1856 d 1939. Mary Ann died apparently from complications during birth of their baby girl who did not live; both deaths being in March 1859. Such a tumultuous time as he was being appointed as Oregon's first Chief Justice after statehood for Oregon that same year. He married second time to: Catherine Maria Quivery 31 May 1860 who bore him 3 daughters, only 1 who lived to adulthood, Anna Evaline b 1864. Catherine d 1888, 10 yrs before Judge Wait.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron E. Waite
4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
10th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
Personal details
Born December 26, 1813 Whately, Massachusetts
Died December 12, 1898 (aged 84) near Canby, Oregon
Aaron E. Waite (December 26, 1813 - December 12, 1898) was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1859 to 1862. He was the first chief justice after Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859. A Massachusetts native, Waite also served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature.
Early life
Aaron Waite (sometimes spelled "Wait") was born on December 26, 1813, in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he was raised by his grandfather and an uncle. His father had died as a soldier in the War of 1812. At the age of 14 he became an apprentice broom maker, working for four years until also enrolling in school for two years. Waite then moved to New York at the age of 20.
Once there he taught as an assistant teacher on Long Island at Flatbush in Erasmus Hall. Waite then returned to Massachusetts before moving west in 1837 and settled in Michigan. He settled in Centreville where he studied law under judge Columbia Lancaster and was admitted to the bar in 1842. Later he became the military secretary for governor John S. Barry of Michigan.
Oregon
In 1847, Waite headed to the Oregon Country in a wagon train of 40 wagons. This included Judge Lancaster and Lancaster's family. Once in Oregon he set up a law practice in Oregon City, Oregon, and worked on the Oregon Spectator newspaper. Waite then fought in the Cayuse War before leaving for the gold fields of California in 1849, only to return within a few years.
Politics
Upon returning he was elected as a commissioner to audit the claims from the Cayuse War. Then in 1852 he served in the Oregon Territory House of Representatives. Following an absence from the legislature he returned as a member of the upper chamber Council in 1857 and 1858 serving as a Democrat.
In 1858 he ran and was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court.[6] Prior to this the judges were appointed by the U.S. President as Oregon was still a territory. Wait's term began in 1859 and he served on the state's highest court until resigning on May 1, 1862. During that same time he served as the chief justice of the court.
In July 1867, Waite was elected mayor by the Portland city council following the death of Thomas J. Holmes, who had died the morning after his election. Waite declined the nomination due to ill health and J. A. Chapman was elected instead.
Later years
Waite married twice and had a total of six children, of which both of his wives and four of the children died before him. After serving on the court he retired to his 600-acre (2.4 km2) farm that was located in Clackamas County. In 1891 he moved to Portland, Oregon, with most of his time in retirement spent managing his land holdings in the Pacific Northwest. Aaron E. Waite died on his farm near Canby on December 12, 1898, at the age of 84.
aka "Aaron E. Waite" There are many published articles on his life.
WikiTree - Wait-476
Wikipedia - Aaron E. Waite
A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in Three Parts: I. by Daniel White Wells, Reuben Field Wells
-----------------------
Ancestors:
Son of Aaron Wait & Sarah "Sally" Morton Wait Turner
Aaron's (1780 Whately, Franklin, MA - 1814 enroute to home from battle in the War of 1812) gravesite has not been found. Aaron is the son of Joel Wait (1754 MA - 1834 MA) & Deborah Blood (1753-1829). Joel's DAR - # A120282
Sarah "Sally" (13 Aug 1785 MA - prob. Summit, OH where her family had migrated) m. (2) David Turner ca. 1817 in MA. Her gravesite has not been found. Her parents were Solomon Morton (1763 MA - 1806 OH) & Eunice Tower (1764 MA - OH). Solomon's DAR - Ancestor #: A081905. Eunice's WikiTree - Tower-3180.
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Judge Aaron E. Wait was the first Chief Justice under the organized State of Oregon.
He was born in Franklin County, Massachusetts, December 26. 1813.
His ancestors were nearly all military men and his father died while in the service of his country, in the "War of 1812," shortly after the birth of the subject of this sketch. Judge Wait was raised partly by his grandfather and later by an uncle, with whom he lived until he was fourteen years of age. He was then apprenticed to a broom maker and worked at the trade for four years, saving his earnings. During the latter part of his apprenticeship he was enabled to attend school. When he was twenty years old he went to the State of New York, and thence to Flatbush, Long Island, and obtained employment as assistant teacher in Erasmus Hall. After a time he returned to Massachusetts and remained until 1837, when he started West, going as far as Centerville, Michigan, which was then considered a long ways west from Massachusetts.
Here he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842, becoming secretary to Gov. John S. Barry of Michigan. After a residence of ten years in Michigan he started West again in 1847, with a train of forty wagons going to Oregon. On the way he overtook his friend Judge Lancaster and family, and the two then left the train with their wagons and outfits and came the remainder of the journey together, arriving at Oregon City, then the chief center of population of Oregon. Judge Wait immediately began the practice of law, at the same time assisting in the publication of the first newspaper of Oregon, "The Oregon Spectator," which was published at that place. In 1849, in the midst of the excitement of the "gold fever" in California, Judge Wait went to that state and engaged for some time in placer mining. He returned to Oregon in the early '50's and resumed the practice of his profession. In 1859 he was elected a Justice of the Supreme Court and became Chief Justice under the State Government in Oregon. After retiring from the Supreme Bench, for more than thirty years Judge Wait did not actively engage in the practice of law, but devoted his time mostly to the management of his extensive land holdings in the States of Washington and Oregon, and lived the greater portion of the time on a 600-acre farm in Clackamas County, not
far from Portland. In 1891 he removed from his farm to Portland, where he resided until the time of his death. Judge Wait was one of the thrifty, hardy pioneers of the state, and although somewhat peculiar in some of his habits and ways, his life work is intimately interwoven with the early history of the state. He died on his 600 acre farm near Canby in Clackamas County on 12 December 1898 at the age of 84.
He married first to: Mary Ann Sprenger in Linn City, Clackamas Co, Oregon Territory in May of 1853. She gave birth to 3 children, only one son surviving to adulthood, Charles Nicholas b 1856 d 1939. Mary Ann died apparently from complications during birth of their baby girl who did not live; both deaths being in March 1859. Such a tumultuous time as he was being appointed as Oregon's first Chief Justice after statehood for Oregon that same year. He married second time to: Catherine Maria Quivery 31 May 1860 who bore him 3 daughters, only 1 who lived to adulthood, Anna Evaline b 1864. Catherine d 1888, 10 yrs before Judge Wait.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron E. Waite
4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
10th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
Personal details
Born December 26, 1813 Whately, Massachusetts
Died December 12, 1898 (aged 84) near Canby, Oregon
Aaron E. Waite (December 26, 1813 - December 12, 1898) was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1859 to 1862. He was the first chief justice after Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859. A Massachusetts native, Waite also served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature.
Early life
Aaron Waite (sometimes spelled "Wait") was born on December 26, 1813, in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he was raised by his grandfather and an uncle. His father had died as a soldier in the War of 1812. At the age of 14 he became an apprentice broom maker, working for four years until also enrolling in school for two years. Waite then moved to New York at the age of 20.
Once there he taught as an assistant teacher on Long Island at Flatbush in Erasmus Hall. Waite then returned to Massachusetts before moving west in 1837 and settled in Michigan. He settled in Centreville where he studied law under judge Columbia Lancaster and was admitted to the bar in 1842. Later he became the military secretary for governor John S. Barry of Michigan.
Oregon
In 1847, Waite headed to the Oregon Country in a wagon train of 40 wagons. This included Judge Lancaster and Lancaster's family. Once in Oregon he set up a law practice in Oregon City, Oregon, and worked on the Oregon Spectator newspaper. Waite then fought in the Cayuse War before leaving for the gold fields of California in 1849, only to return within a few years.
Politics
Upon returning he was elected as a commissioner to audit the claims from the Cayuse War. Then in 1852 he served in the Oregon Territory House of Representatives. Following an absence from the legislature he returned as a member of the upper chamber Council in 1857 and 1858 serving as a Democrat.
In 1858 he ran and was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court.[6] Prior to this the judges were appointed by the U.S. President as Oregon was still a territory. Wait's term began in 1859 and he served on the state's highest court until resigning on May 1, 1862. During that same time he served as the chief justice of the court.
In July 1867, Waite was elected mayor by the Portland city council following the death of Thomas J. Holmes, who had died the morning after his election. Waite declined the nomination due to ill health and J. A. Chapman was elected instead.
Later years
Waite married twice and had a total of six children, of which both of his wives and four of the children died before him. After serving on the court he retired to his 600-acre (2.4 km2) farm that was located in Clackamas County. In 1891 he moved to Portland, Oregon, with most of his time in retirement spent managing his land holdings in the Pacific Northwest. Aaron E. Waite died on his farm near Canby on December 12, 1898, at the age of 84.
WikiTree - Wait-476
Wikipedia - Aaron E. Waite
A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in Three Parts: I. by Daniel White Wells, Reuben Field Wells
-----------------------
Ancestors:
Son of Aaron Wait & Sarah "Sally" Morton Wait Turner
Aaron's (1780 Whately, Franklin, MA - 1814 enroute to home from battle in the War of 1812) gravesite has not been found. Aaron is the son of Joel Wait (1754 MA - 1834 MA) & Deborah Blood (1753-1829). Joel's DAR - # A120282
Sarah "Sally" (13 Aug 1785 MA - prob. Summit, OH where her family had migrated) m. (2) David Turner ca. 1817 in MA. Her gravesite has not been found. Her parents were Solomon Morton (1763 MA - 1806 OH) & Eunice Tower (1764 MA - OH). Solomon's DAR - Ancestor #: A081905. Eunice's WikiTree - Tower-3180.
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Judge Aaron E. Wait was the first Chief Justice under the organized State of Oregon.
He was born in Franklin County, Massachusetts, December 26. 1813.
His ancestors were nearly all military men and his father died while in the service of his country, in the "War of 1812," shortly after the birth of the subject of this sketch. Judge Wait was raised partly by his grandfather and later by an uncle, with whom he lived until he was fourteen years of age. He was then apprenticed to a broom maker and worked at the trade for four years, saving his earnings. During the latter part of his apprenticeship he was enabled to attend school. When he was twenty years old he went to the State of New York, and thence to Flatbush, Long Island, and obtained employment as assistant teacher in Erasmus Hall. After a time he returned to Massachusetts and remained until 1837, when he started West, going as far as Centerville, Michigan, which was then considered a long ways west from Massachusetts.
Here he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842, becoming secretary to Gov. John S. Barry of Michigan. After a residence of ten years in Michigan he started West again in 1847, with a train of forty wagons going to Oregon. On the way he overtook his friend Judge Lancaster and family, and the two then left the train with their wagons and outfits and came the remainder of the journey together, arriving at Oregon City, then the chief center of population of Oregon. Judge Wait immediately began the practice of law, at the same time assisting in the publication of the first newspaper of Oregon, "The Oregon Spectator," which was published at that place. In 1849, in the midst of the excitement of the "gold fever" in California, Judge Wait went to that state and engaged for some time in placer mining. He returned to Oregon in the early '50's and resumed the practice of his profession. In 1859 he was elected a Justice of the Supreme Court and became Chief Justice under the State Government in Oregon. After retiring from the Supreme Bench, for more than thirty years Judge Wait did not actively engage in the practice of law, but devoted his time mostly to the management of his extensive land holdings in the States of Washington and Oregon, and lived the greater portion of the time on a 600-acre farm in Clackamas County, not
far from Portland. In 1891 he removed from his farm to Portland, where he resided until the time of his death. Judge Wait was one of the thrifty, hardy pioneers of the state, and although somewhat peculiar in some of his habits and ways, his life work is intimately interwoven with the early history of the state. He died on his 600 acre farm near Canby in Clackamas County on 12 December 1898 at the age of 84.
He married first to: Mary Ann Sprenger in Linn City, Clackamas Co, Oregon Territory in May of 1853. She gave birth to 3 children, only one son surviving to adulthood, Charles Nicholas b 1856 d 1939. Mary Ann died apparently from complications during birth of their baby girl who did not live; both deaths being in March 1859. Such a tumultuous time as he was being appointed as Oregon's first Chief Justice after statehood for Oregon that same year. He married second time to: Catherine Maria Quivery 31 May 1860 who bore him 3 daughters, only 1 who lived to adulthood, Anna Evaline b 1864. Catherine d 1888, 10 yrs before Judge Wait.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron E. Waite
4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
10th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court In office 1859-1862
Personal details
Born December 26, 1813 Whately, Massachusetts
Died December 12, 1898 (aged 84) near Canby, Oregon
Aaron E. Waite (December 26, 1813 - December 12, 1898) was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1859 to 1862. He was the first chief justice after Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859. A Massachusetts native, Waite also served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature.
Early life
Aaron Waite (sometimes spelled "Wait") was born on December 26, 1813, in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he was raised by his grandfather and an uncle. His father had died as a soldier in the War of 1812. At the age of 14 he became an apprentice broom maker, working for four years until also enrolling in school for two years. Waite then moved to New York at the age of 20.
Once there he taught as an assistant teacher on Long Island at Flatbush in Erasmus Hall. Waite then returned to Massachusetts before moving west in 1837 and settled in Michigan. He settled in Centreville where he studied law under judge Columbia Lancaster and was admitted to the bar in 1842. Later he became the military secretary for governor John S. Barry of Michigan.
Oregon
In 1847, Waite headed to the Oregon Country in a wagon train of 40 wagons. This included Judge Lancaster and Lancaster's family. Once in Oregon he set up a law practice in Oregon City, Oregon, and worked on the Oregon Spectator newspaper. Waite then fought in the Cayuse War before leaving for the gold fields of California in 1849, only to return within a few years.
Politics
Upon returning he was elected as a commissioner to audit the claims from the Cayuse War. Then in 1852 he served in the Oregon Territory House of Representatives. Following an absence from the legislature he returned as a member of the upper chamber Council in 1857 and 1858 serving as a Democrat.
In 1858 he ran and was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court.[6] Prior to this the judges were appointed by the U.S. President as Oregon was still a territory. Wait's term began in 1859 and he served on the state's highest court until resigning on May 1, 1862. During that same time he served as the chief justice of the court.
In July 1867, Waite was elected mayor by the Portland city council following the death of Thomas J. Holmes, who had died the morning after his election. Waite declined the nomination due to ill health and J. A. Chapman was elected instead.
Later years
Waite married twice and had a total of six children, of which both of his wives and four of the children died before him. After serving on the court he retired to his 600-acre (2.4 km2) farm that was located in Clackamas County. In 1891 he moved to Portland, Oregon, with most of his time in retirement spent managing his land holdings in the Pacific Northwest. Aaron E. Waite died on his farm near Canby on December 12, 1898, at the age of 84.
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