[3] The family farm was on a donation land claim located on the Luckiamute River, and Waymire called his house Hayden Hall.
[6] In 1850, Waymire was elected to the upper chamber Council of the Oregon Territorial Legislature and represented District 7 and Polk County during the 1850 to 1851 session.
Waymire represented the farming contingent at the convention and was characterized as a "sort of Far West David Crockett" due in part to his lack of education.
[11] His opposition to corporations came in part due to his lost investment on a telegraph line built to connect Portland to Corvallis that failed, with the investors left owing the creditors additional funds.
[12] However, the U.S. Senate did not admit Oregon into the Union, and those legislators which included Waymire did not pass any laws and adjourned until news of statehood arrived.