general october june american pioneer pacific_northwest region north_america born canada spent early years new_york pennsylvania serving member traveled played central role leg oregon trail road specifically noted having climbed high observe surrounding area party ran difficulty wrote popular immigrant founded oregon served controversial administrator oregon state served branches selected speaker session lost bid governor oregon home added national_register_of_historic_places early life born ontario canada october parents years old moved new_york response war received months formal education elementary school parents family period years gained freedom moved pennsylvania work canals bridges married death october united_states citizen married second wife bought land near laurel indiana supervised construction project canal elected democrat year term representing elected legislature oregon pioneer spring traveled oregon family captain wagon train wagons served train paid guide left group fort hall lead members remaining parts wagon train reached end overland oregon trail unwilling wait transport dangerous party joined party quest passage cascade range south mount hood climbed foot level mount hood october little food protection scout route mountains recorded climb mountain named onset winter rector parties forced leave wagons mountain eastern foothills left horseback rector trail foot later returned partner establish mount hood toll road known road returned family indiana published diary rocky_mountains book provided equipment guidance comprehensive route information crossing oregon trail publication general description detailed description valley included copy organic laws oregon adopted settlers popular immigrants years traveled family oregon captain year major wagon train passing met marcus mission shortly deaths massacre event precipitated war motivated meeting later returned serve peace commissioner tribes considering joining outset war appointed general militia forces war joined returned found oregon lower built donation land claim oregon politician president appointed superintendent indian affairs debate native americans ranged integration total proved effective negotiating cessation hostility treaties native tribes treaties joined counterpart successful indian war approximately indians attended june gained anti reputation immigrants newspapers officials said acted favorably indians moved tribes reservations outside seeking avoid friction settlers natives physical distance late moving tribes violent resistance threatened settlers felt land given tribes succeeded territorial legislature petitioned removal office effective leaving office worked farm land claim operated enterprises spent time british_columbia merchant gold rushes route gold fields upper portions elected represent member republican_party named speaker house session year established build trail columbia river gorge oregon river elected served chamber included special session legislature oregon adopted thirteenth amendment united_states constitution abolished slavery united_states ran governor election republican candidate narrowly defeated largely indian policies treaties negotiated treaty treaty cow creek band treaty treaty etc treaty treaty etc treaty etc treaty middle tribes oregon treaty later years legacy brother named like father immigrated oregon served captain regiment state indian agent tribe remaining office children completed higher education died june age home built added national_register_of_historic_places operating restaurant chambers oregon state capitol located senate chamber world war ship built named honor
Joel Palmer