| Gaylord Nelson  AKA Gaylord Anton Nelson
Born: 4-Jun-1916
Birthplace: Clear Lake, WI
Died: 3-Jul-2005
Location of death: Kensington, MD
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, WI
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician, Activist
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founded Earth Day in 1970 Military service: US Army (1942, Lt., served 46 months) Father: Anton Nelson (doctor, d. 1958 heart attack)
Mother: Mary Bradt
Wife: Carrie Lee Dotson (nurse, m. 15-Nov-1947)
Son: Gaylord, Jr. ("Happy")
Son: Jeffrey
Daughter: Cynthia ("Tia")
High School: Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, WI (1934)
University: BA, San Jose State College (1939)
Law School: LLB, University of Wisconsin (1942)
US Senator, Wisconsin (1963-81)
Governor of Wisconsin (1959-63)
Wisconsin State Senate 26th (1949-57)
Caring Institute Board of Trustees (Honorary)
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
Presidential Medal of Freedom 29-Sep-1995
Irish Ancestry Maternal
Author of books:
America's Last Chance (1970)
Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise (2002, with Susan Campbell and Paul R. Wozniak)
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