Alvin F. Waller

Alvin F. Waller
Born(1808-05-08)May 8, 1808
Abington, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 26, 1872(1872-12-26) (aged 64)
Salem, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Occupationpreacher
EmployerMethodist Mission
Known forWillamette University
SpouseElpha White

Alvin F. Waller (1808–1872) was an American missionary in Oregon Country and an early leader at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He was a native of Pennsylvania and helped found the first Protestant church west of the Rocky Mountains in 1843 in Oregon City.

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