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Gaylord Nelson

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Gaylord Nelson

Original Name
Gaylord Anton Nelson
Birth
Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
3 Jul 2005 (aged 89)
Kensington, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
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US Senator, Wisconsin Governor. He was the founder of "Earth Day."
US Senator, Wisconsin Governor. He was the founder of "Earth Day."

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GOVERNOR
1959-1963
U. S. SENATE
1965-1981
FOUNDER
EARTH DAY
1970

PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM 1995

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Jul 3, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11283458/gaylord-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Gaylord Nelson (4 Jun 1916–3 Jul 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11283458, citing Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.