Charles Waldo
19th century American politician
Charles Waldo (December 16, 1819 – November 2, 1909) was an American millwright, woodworker, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and California. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Marquette and Waushara counties during the 1851 term.
Biography
Charles Waldo was born in Tioga County, New York, in December 1819. He was raised and educated in that vicinity, learning the millwright trade from his elder brother, Orson. He then continued to develop his woodworking skills and worked as a patternmaker. In the mid-1840s, he moved west to the Wisconsin Territory, where he went to work for another brother, Albert Gallatin Waldo.
By early 1850, he was residing in Marquette County, Wisconsin, and that year he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, running on the Whig Party ticket. He served in the 4th Wisconsin Legislature.
After his term in the Legislature, he resided at Waupun, Wisconsin, before moving west to California. In his later years, he resided at the home of his son, Charles F. Waldo, in Hood River, Oregon.
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