page_title: John D. Boon
section_title: Later years and family
hierarchical_section_title: John D. Boon / Later years and family
caption_attribution_description: English: NRHP John D. Boon house in Salem, Oregon, USA.
context_page_description: John Daniel Boon was an American merchant and politician in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he immigrated to the Oregon Country where he farmed and later operated a general store. A Democrat, he served as the Treasurer of the Oregon Territory and was the first Oregon State Treasurer. His former home and store are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: Boon was involved in various industries while also serving as treasurer, including transportation and telegraph companies. He helped organize the Woolen Mill Company in Salem in 1856, serving as treasurer of the company. Others in the founding group included George Henry Williams, La Fayette Grover, and Joseph G. Wilson. In 1860, while still in office he built a new brick building for his store, the first brick building in that part of Salem. The building is now a McMenamins brewpub known as Boon's Treasury. Both his store and his former home, John D. Boon House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  After leaving office he returned to his mercantile business full-time. His son John L. Boone fought in the American Civil War and later was a state senator in California. John D. Boon died in Salem on July 17, 1864, at the age of 47 and was buried at Salem Pioneer Cemetery. Following his death, his name was sometimes spelled Boone by his children.
caption: John D. Boon House
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