A native of Iowa, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his family as a child where he became a teacher in several locales.
[2] In 1852, the family moved to the Oregon Territory to a farm eight miles southwest of Portland, near what was then Tigardville.
[1] He continued teaching until 1892 when he returned to the newspaper industry as part owner and editor of the Hillsboro Independent.
[4] In 1876, he was elected to a two-year term in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican to serve Washington County and District 56.
[6] In 1882, Gault returned to the Oregon House, this time representing District 45 and Multnomah County.
Gault was elected one final time in 1902, and served in the 1903 sessions as Washington County’s representative from House District 15.
[2] Daniel Gault died on April 20, 1912, in Cottage Grove[2] and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.