Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: educator , lawyer - death place: california - term: 1842 1856 & ndash ; 1843 1855 & ndash ; - party: whig - death date: 1 may 1869 - spouse: mary venable allen - office: member the california state assembly from the 9th district of the missouri house of representatives member of - constituency: ray county , missouri sacramento county , california - birth date: july 14 , 1812 - name: philip leget edwards - birth place: breckinridge county , kentucky - religion: methodist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of philip leget edwards .
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philip leget edwards -lrb- july 14 , 1812 -- may 1 , 1869 -rrb- was an american educator from the state of kentucky and first teacher in what became the state of oregon .after teaching in missouri , he traveled to the oregon country with jason lee and helped establish the methodist mission .he was also involved with the willamette cattle company before returning to missouri where he became a lawyer and was on officer in the militia fighting against the mormons .after moving to california , he served in the state assembly .