, ▁he ▁married ▁there ▁to ▁Jane ▁Edwards ▁of ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Jane , ▁Luci en , ▁and ▁son ▁Henry ▁( the ▁daughter ▁L ina ▁had ▁already ▁died ), ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Territ ory ▁over ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁He ath ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁settled ▁in ▁Pol k ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁Will am ette ▁Valley ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁farm . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁court . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁La ▁Cre ole ▁Academy ▁that ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁in ▁Dallas . ▁He ath ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁cl erk ▁of ▁Pol k ▁County . ▁After ▁He ath ▁moved ▁to ▁S alem ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁merchant . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁recording ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County ▁where ▁S alem ▁is ▁located . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁He ath ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁financial ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁State ▁Fair , ▁held ▁at ▁Oregon ▁City . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁once ▁Oregon ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Union . ▁Oregon ▁became ▁a ▁state ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁accept ance ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Oregon ▁weeks ▁later .