Daniel Waldo
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Daniel Waldo (September 10, 1762 – July 30, 1864)<ref name="yale">Template:Cite web</ref> was an American clergyman, born in Windham, Connecticut. He served in the American Revolutionary War and later became a missionary and clergyman. In 1856 at age 94, Waldo was named Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. His ancestor Deacon Cornelius Waldo arrived in the American colonies from Ipswich, England around 1654.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
It is recorded that Waldo was in good health during his service to the House. He was also one of seven Revolutionary War veterans who survived into the age of photography and were featured in the 1864 book The Last Men of the Revolution. He was purportedly the only person to have voted for both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in presidential elections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Waldo died in Syracuse, New York at age 101.
References
- Reverend E.B. Hillard, The Last Men of the Revolution (1864), republished 1968 with additional notes by Wendell Garrett.
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- 1762 births
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- American men centenarians
- People from colonial Connecticut
- Yale University alumni
- People from Windham, Connecticut
- Chaplains of the United States House of Representatives
- American people of English descent
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- People of Connecticut in the American Revolution
- Clergy in the American Revolution